Kit Bond: “I suggest that's your problem, not ours.”

This program is too important to our veterans to push aside for another day or in order to fund another initiative.

We are drowning in debt, and buying our way out is not working.

This pragmatic decision will help address larger fighter shortfalls in the Navy, save the taxpayer over $500 million.

You mentioned that you are still confident in the official $5.8 billion estimate or whatever it was that OMB came up with.