05/10/2021
https://www.congress.gov...
"Trust me, I get a full sense of the scope of what we're trying to do. What I'm desperately trying to do is get a sense of what is this going to cost us."
"It is just such a key location, with a population that is so pro-American, pro-citizen, because they are American citizens."
"Let's do it real quick, let's figure out what it's going to be, let's figure out what the partners' obligations are, let's figure out what ours are, but let's get the details before we start talking a..."
"Aside from a basic estimate of over $4.0 billion for the U.S. investment, does the Navy have a detailed current estimate of costs to U.S. taxpayers to complete this initiative?"