Jon Tester actually said...

I want to thank you for the work that you're doing and the goals that you have to help this country become more energy independent.

If there's a huge mission gap between the F-15s leaving, the C-130s leaving, we are in trouble.

I believe it's critical we start now. Before we can get those planes on the ground, we need to compete necessary design work.

This is something that Secretary Panetta said that he would take under consideration.