Roger Wicker actually said...

"Lieutenant General Mills, does this mean that the Marine Corps will be operating two different combat vehicles during the land phase of an amphibious assault, the ACV and the MPC?"

"Lieutenant General Mills, won't an improved AAV that will be in service for a long time together with the new ACV leave the Marine Corps with two different sets of amphibious vehicles and the associat..."

"How much money will actually be saved by cancellation of the EFV if the Marine Corps must extend the life of the AAV and design and build two new vehicles, the ACV and the MPC?"

"Many supporters of the Marine Corps, including this Senator, were disappointed by the cancellation of the EFV, but we also understood that it was not a financially viable solution."