Ray Mabus: “biofuels are a huge asset in providing the U.S. Navy, not just in promoting our Nation's defense, but in saving the…”

It insulates us from these price spikes that basically, today, the American economy, and more importantly, American families are being held hostage by dictators around the world.

American leaders across the political spectrum have understood the vital significance of sea power.

If you want to see the effects of sequestration, you do not have to look any further than that.

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.