the map misrepresents the existence of 4G LTE service in many areas

I filed an amendment yesterday that, I hope, will be included in this banking bill that the Senate is considering today and tomorrow. My amendment was inspired by a bill I introduced last July, which is a simple bill, bipartisan, and…

Congress shares the blame, but we are beginning to turn things around.

Are you concerned about the affordability and executability of the Department's plan for Block 4 Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2)?

congress recently passed a 2-year budget agreement providing additional funds to the Department of Defense in fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

Thank you. Before I recognize Senator Hirono, thanks for pointing out that the requirement is not just something that was arrived at by the seat-of-the-pants.

Very positive developments.

We needed that capability 10 years ago, quite honestly. We still need it today but we needed it 10 years ago.

What's their range now?

The MAGTF never possessed a 'dedicated' Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) capability.

Please explain how the Department's Legacy Divestiture plan affects USMC aviation readiness and combat capability.

the additional funding that is likely to be made available in fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019 is absolutely critical to increasing our lethality

Given that the NDS emphasizes the Services prioritize capabilities suitable against China and Russia, why is the Navy deciding to increase funding to the program when DOT&E has found it not operationally effective for those scenarios?

How does this budget request begin to lay the groundwork to fully equip and man the 10th carrier air wing?

Last week, United States Government approved selling 210 Javelin antitank missiles and 37 launchers to Ukraine.

Such a capability seems ideally suited to the Marine Corps.

We are going to try to give you a Seapower title that gives you what you need.

Would it not save money for the Marine Corps?

please update us on the Navy's strike-fighter shortfall, efforts to alleviate it, and the biggest challenges to overcome.

We are going to need that improvement, if we are going to sustain this 355-ship Navy.

Discuss the roadmap for Marine Corps unmanned systems.

It has taken too long to get into the hands of our warfighters. That is the biggest issue I have with that program.

The aircraft would have cost even more had we insisted on a warranty.

Aviation's readiness crisis is on the mend.

Would the savings be in the nature of $1.7 billion?