"I am not arguing for preserving the status quo... we have got a problem in terms of one discrete part of the workforce."
"I think it is important to understand the kind of professions I am talking about are not public sector jobs."
"Frankly, we, in my opinion, can't just sort of accept the status quo in this area."
"I am concerned that lowest price technically acceptable contracting has become an over-utilized practice in the acquisition community."
"The gentleman from Connecticut, Mr. Courtney, is recognized for 5 minutes."
"Ron, your report mentioned the possible benefit of having cross-class block contracts as a way of trying to generate more savings."
"Right. Well, there is clearly going to be overlap between the Virginia and the Ohio replacement."
"I do think that is certainly something worth exploring."
"Again, I think Mr. Forbes' basic point is correct, which is that we are sort of paying for the sins of the past here."
"I completely agree with and the need to look at whether we shift DOD's overall pie in terms of orienting it more to shipbuilding, I completely agree with it."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"I was just sort of wondering if you could talk a little bit about, you know, what will happen when those SSGNs go off line if we don't replace that payload capacity."