Ray Mabus: “The civilian workforce writ large, we would not have a fleet to put to sea without those civilians.”

I believe that U.S. energy security is a vital component of our overall national security.

It is important because it makes us better warfighters. It is important because it takes fuel away as a weapon to be used against us.

But if you've got someone issuing unlawful orders during that time, trying to hold on to power after an election that they lost, then foreign adversaries, they're going to seize on that.

It is an example, Senator, of when you miss a year building a ship, because we missed some years--we only built one submarine instead of two--you just do not make that up.