Joe Courtney actually said...

"If there is any perception that AUKUS is something that starts after passage of those legislative proposals, I want to address that right away."

"I think that really kind of foot-stomps the need for us to really, as we go into conference, do as much as we possibly can to get these through."

"It has been over 2 years since the AUKUS security agreement was formally announced, based on a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."

"The Navy has leveraged the private shipyards to reduce pressure on the maintenance industrial base and has achieved success in this effort."