Madeleine Bordallo actually said...

We will need funding for 2 years once all the equipment gets back.

Members of the committee need to better understand the rationale behind the planned retirement of cruisers and LSDs.

Today we are going to take a more comprehensive look at the U.S. Navy's fleet readiness posture.

We had a hearing on this matter just this past July before we truly understood the impacts of the Budget Control Act that Congress passed.