Joe Courtney

Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the members of this subcommittee to discuss the future force structure requirements for the United States Navy.

Well, I appreciate that. I mean, it is an explanation. It is, in my opinion, not a justification...

I don't know if that was, you know, just an editorial comment or a question, but if anyone does want to weigh in on that, you know, you've got time.

This is not a feel-good law. This is necessary for us to make investment decisions which, again, are a long game and really require a longer perspective.

I want to thank both of our witnesses--all three of our witnesses today, Admiral Roughead and Bryan Clark and Mr. O'Rourke, for attending today's hearing.

But, again, having a standard, which just says you have got to look at the manufacturer's specifications when you are going to reuse, you know, N95 masks, that is just, like you pointed out, necessary to make sure that these workers when…

This Saturday in New London, Connecticut, there is going to be a memorial service for Elva Graveline, who was a certified nurse's aide who worked at a local hospital there, 52 years old, mother of two, grandmother of three, who succumbed…

Do you support and see value in this fund as we begin a new recapitalization effort?

Victory is the beautiful bright flower. Transport is the stem without which it could never have blossomed.

Thank you, Chairman, and thank each of you for being here today and thank you for your service to our great Nation.

Well, if you are saying that it is unexecutable, that is about as much clarity as we could ask for in terms of getting us to move forward.

Because that just reinforces the question of execution ability because I mean, in fact, it is a positive trend that we have been seeing with Block IV.

So, any delays which were reported in the reporting, I mean, the fact is, the taxpayer didn't bear the burden of any delays. Is that correct?

I think that is very helpful.

This budget, frankly, has kind of sent a little bit of a shock wave in terms of just their own decisions about investing in capital.

On February 10, the Department of Defense presented to Congress a Navy budget that is at odds, many of us believe, with their own stated goals of achieving a 355-ship fleet.

I don't question the ability of the industrial base to perform, as long as we have a steady and consistent demand signal.

Congratulations on really what is an historic moment here in terms of amending and enhancing the Fitzgerald Act

I don't question your concern about the issue in terms of the risk that we are talking about, but again, Mr. Kelly did a nice job in sort of describing the workload that this fleet is carrying and I think a lot of us are concerned that we…

I think a lot of us feel very strongly that based on other incidents that have happened in the Navy's C-130 fleet where you had loss of life because of propeller malfunction that this really is a safety issue.

Thank you, Mr. Wittman.

I think it is time to slow down ordering and delivery of deficient KC-46A aircraft and to retain adequate legacy tankers.

The Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee meets this afternoon to hear testimony on the Department of Air Force fiscal year 2021 budget request.

We have had General Wolters at European Command talk about a 50 percent increase in Russian submarine patrol operations.

This is a punch in the gut to shipyard workers, the metal trades who are making life commitments.