03/28/2023
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"I want to thank the Chairman for holding this hearing."
"we really need is an assessment that is unconstrained by the budget requests."
"your recommendation--looking at the threats, looking at the need to project power and ensure access--is a Navy that would be sized at 346 ships."
"the practical reality is that it is not going to be, given that the same people who are involved in the budget analysis and the budget request are also performing the QDR."