Roger Wicker actually said...

Mr. Dee, I was interested to hear you say that even without sequestration, the Marine Corps budget is the most austere of the services.

This was unfortunate because tens of millions of state and Federal tax dollars had been spent.

We were weeks away from deployment. Mississippi was a leader in deploying a network for first responders.

Given the critical importance of maritime surveillance to our national security and our economy, we cannot afford a gap in this capability.