Donald Norcross

That is coercing, and in your Statement you talked about that. So, that is what I would love to have you answer.

If teachers are choosing to join unions, why are the two foundations--that your families associate with--the top givers to those groups that are trying to get people to leave what they believe in, and that is joining a union. Why would you…

I agree with our colleagues that we are all looking to create an education system that is better for our children...

And if it was up to the Armed Services Committee we wouldn't have the problem. It is a matter of those who aren't in this room who need to hear it.

The final report will come out this summer. And that will inform future choices reflected in future budget cycles.

Good morning. Excuse my voice, but the hearing will come to order.

We need to make sure we are making what little investment we can make go to the right way

We need to make sure we are making what little investment we can make go to the right way, particularly when it comes to that fifth-generation fighter.

If the costs were to continue to come down on the F-35, it will now be somewhat slower because you are investing in the F-15.

I just want to echo what Ranking Member Smucker talked about very early on, is the narrative in this Nation, in order to make it you have to go to college.

I am a product of a 4-year apprenticeship, not a common way to get to Congress, but certainly something I understand.

I think there is a cure, and it is something that we can do.

Are we expecting those operational costs for the F-35 to decrease?

How much of the operating cost of the F-35 factors into this?

So it is the generation of the fourth generation, the C model, which is deteriorating faster?

The tanker fleet's end strength will require careful synchronization between KC-10 retirements and KC-46 production and delivery.

Thank you. Admiral, you mentioned the Jones Act and that has been the backbone in many ways to keep what little fleet we have going.

Obviously, this has the attention of all of us, that we can have the greatest flying fleet in the world but if we can't get it refueled, it is a big problem.

Several years ago we had General McDew in, who said to a question I asked him, what keeps you up at night, and he said refuelers.

We are all in this together. Everybody is in this together.

If you can walk away, first position in bankruptcy are wages.

We know if we do nothing this crashes and burns.

When the banks were going under, what did we do? We saved them because it is good for all of us.

This is a disaster. We literally spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year when a hurricane strikes.

If we do nothing, the system crashes and it takes down virtually everyone with it sooner or later.