03/10/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"A strong U.S. economy, a strong U.S. infrastructure, and a strong industrial base--and I am not talking about the defense industrial base."
"The Navy is at 324,000 Active Duty sailors. I'm told that is the lowest in almost a decade."
"Now, do you support the Jones Act and the Cargo Preference Act as being vital to national security?"
"What has happened in a year to cause you to go from a request of two ships to 24?"