Roger Wicker actually said...

"This is going to be our third attempt in the last 15 years to try and get right the issue of smalls surface combatant procurement."

"I believe that the ship should provide self-air defense, but we, as has already been testified to, have been buying excess capacity of air defense in the Burke-class for a number of years."

"Are you heartened that he says we can do it 18 years?"

"I think would be very regrettable."