Roger Wicker actually said...

"Senator Levin is a distinguished and thoughtful American statesman and was as evenhanded a chairman as I have ever served with in my 21 years in the House and Senate."

"It is critical that this subcommittee conduct rigorous oversight of shipbuilding programs to ensure the Navy is making the best use of limited taxpayer dollars."

"We need to improve quality and efficiency in all of our shipbuilding programs not only because of the direct savings but also because we need to demonstrate to the taxpayer that we are using every dol..."

"We need to look at, once again, the modernization we talked about to get the advanced electronics, as well as the weapons to deal with it."