"Secretary Penn, are these costs captured in the current Navy Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) to accompany the 2010 budget?"
"Again, on behalf of the chairman, let me thank all of you for your testimony today. It's invaluable."
"I hope you understand why I'm so persistent on this, because if, in fact, you can't provide the details to me, why should I authorize $378 million to proceed?"
"I appreciate the answer. Were this a weapons platform, I would probably walk away and say, interagency, they're still trying to figure how much stuff they're going to put on it."
"I think it would be prudent to pursue that."
"This is a unique budget year, in many ways, as we consider decisions and authorizations that will have far-reaching consequences."
"I'm deeply concerned with some of the conclusions that the NAS review came to as it related to Camp Lejeune, and specifically the water contamination."
"Policy changes or administrative actions that would help resolve the controversy should proceed in parallel with any current or future scientific studies."
"Are you finding the public receptive to that?"
"If it isn't broke, don't fix it."
"This budget request includes the first increment of construction totaling $378 million required to move 8,000 marines and their families from Okinawa to Guam."