Thad Cochran actually said...

Madam Chairman, thank you. Congratulations on your leadership of this subcommittee.

operating in such a manner has 'brutal' effects on the readiness of our Nation's defense.

I appreciate the fact that in our State of Mississippi we're building Coast Guard vessels.

One of the things we are proud of in our State is the fact we have a shipbuilding capability on the Mississippi gulf coast at Pascagoula.