Ray Mabus: “I think sequestration puts every program at risk. It puts everything we do at risk.”

the President said repeatedly that he would veto a budget that locked in sequestration level funding.

I want to thank this committee for all that you have done to ensure that the Navy and Marine Corps remain the preeminent fighting force in the world.

It is important for us to stay on top of that because some of the counterfeit parts that we have detected that Crane found earlier were critical parts in our submarines.

When America is called, the Navy and Marine Corps have always been there.