Jack Reed actually said...

You might be able to help us help you get there through appropriate legislative language. Is that feasible?

One of the things that complicates that is sometimes the Navy changes the plan midway through.

does the experience with the cracks and other equipment failures call into question the survivability of the LCS-1 in a hostile combat envir...

I would say that China's not alone. There are several nations around the world that are expanding their amphibious warfare capabilities.