Ray Mabus: “DOD absolutely has to take the lead. They are the largest users of fossil fuels on Earth.”

I will protect shipbuilding until the last dog dies.

As President George Washington said, it follows then as night succeeds the day that without a decisive naval force, we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.

creating the likelihood that service members will be placed in the impossible position of having to choose between following their commander-in-chief and obeying the laws enacted by Congress.

Because of the long lead time needed for shipbuilding, it is not the job of one administration. It is not the job of one Congress.