Joe Courtney

WIOA has not been honored as we had hoped it would be.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to all the witnesses for your thoughtful testimony this morning.

It is imperative--when I say 'us,' the parents of America--to make sure that we explain to our children that going to work with your hands and your head is just as important as getting a Ph.D. in physics.

The money that the United States Government is putting into the industrial base in terms of workforce development, I think, is absolutely critical, and I would urge the Congress to continue to make those investments.

You also served at a time in the last administration where there were five Secretaries of the Navy or Acting Secretaries of the Navy, which is a record.

I think it is worth noting that during your tenure you had to deal with a global pandemic, but the mission of your departments didn't come to an end or pause.

It is imperative... to make sure that we explain to our children that going to work with your hands and your head is just as important as getting a Ph.D. in physics.

I would urge the Congress to continue to make those investments.

I want to join my colleagues again in congratulating Admiral Gilday and General Berger for your amazing service.

I have some concerns, still, just because of the last administration's experience. And I would just ask you to, please, if you could, confirm for the committee that you are going to work with us and provide a completely fair and…

I think the Air Force made the right decision in its fiscal year 2024 budget request by fully funding the Engine Core Upgrade for the F135 engine.

The law says one thing, but without any meaningful employment, it is literally like having no police on the road.

The good news is that Susan Collins and Patty Murray are, on a bipartisan basis, going to be introducing a bill to do exactly what you just described.

The insulin piece was not limited to Medicare. It was extended to, we amended ERISA, to make sure that it would be extended to employer-based plans as well.

I met with MS patients, multiple sclerosis patients, who are now getting injection treatment where, despite the fact that they are affluent, even good insurance, they are just totally hammered by the cost of that, and most of them end up…

It is just an undeniable policy advance in health care, which is to use the negotiating authority of Medicare

Again, starting on January 1, Medicare patients are now paying no more than $35.00 a month for their insulin refills. I have friends in my district who say that is one-third of what they were paying before.

Again, this is a drug that is been off patent for over 100 years. I mean any sort of argument that it needed to be priced two or three times higher than, you know, what people pay in Europe, or other parts of the world, you know, because…

Thank you to both witnesses for your outstanding work at this time of, again, the biggest security challenge since the end of World War II.

The ITEP engine has been delayed for several months due to industrial base shortages from General Electrics suppliers.

What is the current timeline for development, test and evaluation, and fielding of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program?

Is the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft the Army's number one aviation modernization priority to restore attack and reconnaissance dominance?

Is there an acquisition strategy currently being developed for modernization of the Black Hawk beyond the 5-year contract with Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky that was signed in 2022?

Can you confirm that the FLRAA program is not a 1:1 replacement for the Army UH-60 Black Hawk?

The plan is not to have a one-for-one replacement for the Valors, for Black Hawks.