"Despite repeated investments in the defense industrial base and the shipbuilding industrial base in particular, we don't really see improvements towards ships being delivered on cost and on time."
"We should be very impressed by the ability of Ukraine to adapt over the past year."
"I think, making sure we are getting the biggest bang for the buck, by getting folks to have competitive contracts, and getting these out on time is also very important."
"Despite Russia's ongoing unjust war in Ukraine; China remains our number one pacing threat."
"the Marine Corps wouldn't be where it is today without your leadership."
"I have talked to a lot of bankers who said if this would have happened before Dodd-Frank the regulations would have stopped this from happening."
"Last year Congress accelerated investment in weapons so that our weapons magazines are loaded up for future contingencies."
"we appreciate your service, we appreciate the folks that you represent, and the commitment they have to keeping this country the country it is today."
"So at what point in time do the Fed regulators drop the hammer on this outfit?"
"The Marine Corps remains postured and prepared to serve as the Nation's crisis response force."
"we need more resources going on the ground, we need more police officers, we need more people"