07/13/2009
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"we keep getting it pulled out from under us and putting all our eggs in the basket of some sort of future, magical third offset thing."
"what are we doing now, today, to deter the PLA from attempting an invasion of Taiwan?"
"Unfortunately, when a budget comes over without a FYDP and without a 30-year shipbuilding plan, it, frankly, makes your job a lot harder."
"Unfortunately, we only spend a fraction of that on workforce development programs that help people gain the skills they need to obtain good-paying long-term jobs."