Todd Young: “I think we could all debate what that is but I'm going to throw out something like going to Mars is two decades.”

We have a choice: do nothing and invite a potential economic and national security disaster… Or rebuild our fleet, end our dependance on Chinese ships, and open a new era of American shipbuilding."

America’s long-term economic strength depends on our ability to turn innovation into opportunity.

I think members of our leadership just haven’t prioritized it in recent history because members of Congress have not sufficiently vocalized their support for this effort.

Today’s hearing is an opportunity to hear directly from small businesses on what Congress can do to ensure they continue to innovate, compete, and succeed over the next 250 years.