Susan Collins actually said...

"If ever the naysayers had any doubt about the value of today's surface Navy, those doubts should be eliminated by the events of the last 6 months."

"I do think we need to move faster, and we are doing that."

"I realize that you have a period of time that you can use. But is it accurate that about half of the funding appropriated over the last 3 years is still unobligated?"

"There are many challenges confronting the Navy today but three are at the forefront of my mind."