Mike Turner actually said...

"Sustainment of the F-18E/F fleet is critical but what type of capability requirements are also necessary to keep the platform operationally relevant into the 2030s as required to meet evolving threats..."

"I appeal to their patriotism. I said, you know, bottom line, the leadership and, frankly, this body here has been working hard to get us the resources to do readiness recovery."

"I think that we have to remember that he is a KGB [Committee for State Security] agent and somebody that knows how to use propaganda."

"This hearing will now come to order. The subcommittee meets today to continue the ongoing process of informing our members and the public about the current readiness crisis that all of our military se..."