Mike McIntyre: “This legislation is absolutely essential to thousands of veterans who were promised funding for their college education.”

Let me be clear, the term 'phased modernization'... is a misleading one.

We realize, therefore, we can't take the security of our world's oceans for granted.

This is an important hearing because we know the future of American naval power is an issue that should concern all Americans.

I worry that, absent a calculated adjustment by the Department of Defense, this modernization effort could undermine the military balance and call into question our alliance commitments.