Bill Nelson actually said...

"The inherent flexibility of amphibious ships and the Navy-Marine Corps team is in high demand."

"the Navy has long held the belief that strategic dispersal of capital ships--particularly the aircraft carrier--is important."

"For the past 16 years, the Marine Corps has focused on counter-insurgency operations, largely in landlocked locations."

"If cost is the issue in carrying out dispersal of our nuclear powered aircraft carriers are there savings to be had by reducing risk in dispersing our non-nuclear capital ships?"