Well, again, certainly we want to work with you in terms of trying to, you know, find missions.
I mean there are a couple of options which, again, haven't played out.
there is no question that the momentum of two subs a year... is achieving savings.
you very eloquently described the value of the industrial base to our national security.
The long-term effect in terms of the fleet size will be decades.
I served on the Readiness Subcommittee for the last 5 years.
zero minus zero equals zero.
the strategy... clearly focuses on Asia-Pacific, and you can't have an effective strategy without a strong undersea fleet.
It cost about twice as much as was predicted; and, as Mr. Thornberry said, the net savings are still years away.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
We are talking about a total budget that is about $200 million. So I mean that is a huge decrease.