These threats require us to consider how we can ensure that the Navy and Marine Corps have the resources they need.
In my opening statement, I referred to the Navy's new plan for modernizing the public shipyards, of course, after years of neglect.
I don't think we have a very cohesive strategy for countering the ongoing Russian efforts to interfere with our elections and our democracy.
So, by the listing that you gave, are you doing enough to address the lethality gap?
The primary challenge facing our Nation is the reemergence of long-term strategic competition with Russia and China.
So, are you saying that the Marines are developing a capability to counter information warfare from near-peer competitors such as Russia and...
Over the course of the past several months, our committee has heard testimony and received briefings detailing the increasing lethality gaps...
Earlier this year, Secretary of Defense Mattis announced a new defense strategy that would shift the focus for planning defense capabilities...
Thank you, Madam Chair.
It appears to me that it will be more important than ever to protect the speed, flexibility, and agility of our Pacific forces.
Do you consider speed, flexibility, and agility to be essential to carrying out naval operations in the Pacific?