Madeleine Bordallo: “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I thank the witnesses for being here this morning.”

The system needs, as you said, overhauling. There is no question about it, whether you go to privatization, or whatever. And it should not be a monopoly.

I am confident that there is bipartisan support among the Committee for offshore wind, which would improve self-reliance and lower electricity costs in the territories.

I think it is fair to ask if the Army is, in fact, just creating more overhead that will further slow an already cumbersome process.

I am concerned that in a year where readiness has been cited as the Department's top priority, the Department's budget request falls well short of meeting the total depot maintenance requirement for the Army and the Marine Corps.