I do not agree with that, and I think this committee very clearly in the defense authorization--actually the Army requested $106 million for Patriot improvement to upgrade our use of the Patriot, and that was actually accepted by this committee.
Ayotte emphasizes the need for funding to upgrade the Patriot missile defense system.
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I would urge the Secretary to come forward, because obviously time is of the essence.
the fact that we had a major terrorist attack in Europe and we cannot get, before this Committee, an official from the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, or the NCTC, to me, speaks volumes.
In May 2015, GAO found that incidents of degraded or out-of-service equipment have doubled on surface and amphibious ships over the past 5 years.
This is a real issue for us, and I really appreciate your coming forward and testifying.
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