"So you don't have a plan. I mean, it is pretty easy. Yes or no, do you have a plan?"
"I think we pretty much established we have no viable plan to secure critical minerals and the materials necessary to drive the EV, not at present."
"Is cost a part of your decision matrix?"
"I hear you loud and clear, and I think that that is critically important."
"I view my job as a supporting commander. So my job as supporting is to make sure that you have fuel distribution, that we are ready."
"I appreciate that."
"My point is it is a national security issue."
"So the Secretary of the Navy had some interesting comments the other day. He said his number one priority was climate change."
"But, as I go around, what I am hearing is, is it your policy at the VA that a servicemember who is not fully vaccinated, can he go to surgery?"
"And I think the crux of the claim is we need help on delivering the contracts."
"Thank you for your service. I know you have a difficult task."