03/07/2016
https://www.congress.gov...
"Providing fewer flying hours reduces the readiness of these aircrews and places them at higher risk if they are called upon to execute operational taskings."
"As Los Angeles-class submarines retire in the coming years and we fail to replace them quickly enough with Virginia-class submarines, our number of attack submarines will drop from 54 today to 43 in 2..."
"I share Senator Shaheen's desire to work to make sure that we are eliminating waste, duplication, misallocated funds, given the budget challenges we face."
"If we do not receive sufficient funding in fiscal year 2014 for weapon system sustainment accounts, to include depot and maintenance programs, aircraft availability rates across the Air Force will lik..."