Thad Cochran: “In light of this deficiency, do you believe it would be wise to accelerate the build plan of certain amphibious ships?”

I understand that the Army's unfunded requirements list includes a $3.1 billion increase in end strength beyond the fiscal year 2017 NDAA mandate.

Ensuring that the Corps has adequate funding to meet its responsibilities is a high priority of mine.

This subcommittee will reconvene on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.

And I plan to use my best efforts to identify the areas that we can make improvements in, and take a hard look, but at the same time realize we need to get a bill.