Angus King actually said...

"I was frankly surprised that the 306-ship goal would not be reached for 24 years."

"What is going on in this institution with regard to the fiscal situation is inexcusable, and to me it is a fundamental issue of competence."

"It strikes me that the overall impression from this hearing is that we are really in a situation, particularly with sequestration, where readiness and modernization are in competition with each other."

"The Benghazi situation taught us that timeliness of response is important."