Roger Wicker actually said...

"The requests from combatant commanders for amphibious ships has increased over 80 percent in the last 5 years."

"The affordability concerns raised by the Marine Corps are significant, but should we allow comparisons to historical costs to drive an assessment of what is required to do the mission?"

"I trust our witnesses will reassure this subcommittee that the Marine Corps JLTV requirements are stable to ensure that the Marine Corps can afford to field this important replacement for our HMMWVs a..."

"Lieutenant General Mills, won't protection from IEDs and other threats necessarily be different in the two vehicles?"