Jack Reed

Does the experience with the cracks and other equipment failures call into question the survivability of the LCS-1 in a hostile combat environment?

I also understand that during transit from Mayport, FL, to its homeport in San Diego, CA, the LCS-1 experienced a number of equipment failures, perhaps as many as 80 such failures, and at least once the ship lost all electricity…

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

Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary, for an excellent statement.

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

I wonder if there is a way to restore a second boat to fiscal year 2014 or to mitigate the effects of the delay.

Very important and timely questions. In fact, let me just follow up.

Along with Senator Feinstein, I'm interested in your aircraft modernization program.

Where are you getting the money?

On April 13, the President issued an Executive order to align all current and future research which, again, I think we all say is absolutely necessary for the protection of the public, made up of 13 Federal agencies.

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas. At this point in time, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia.

I so appreciate that comment. With that, at this point in time, I'd like to yield to a great colleague, Mr. Trey Gowdy from South Carolina. Mr. Gowdy has joined us this evening, and I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this topic.

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for joining us this evening. On the point about small businesses, I would refer to a McKenzie Group report that found that more than one-half of employers with high awareness of the impact of ObamaCare…

The central government, the Kabul Government, is going to remain critical to the success of Afghanistan over time.

Thank you also for one of the most compelling statements that I've ever heard here.

We have some remarkable young men and women who have been grievously injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.

We have to be prepared to honor our commitment to care for these veterans.

Thank you for your great service to veterans.

What is in your budget that is going to assure these young men and women that 50 years from now, 40 years from now, they and their families are going to get the same kind of, not only support, but respect that they're getting today, which…

I commend you for your time of service in uniform and the leadership that you provided.

In the immediate weeks, months, et cetera, action is called for, my view.

I think he has tried to be very conservative in the decisions he has made, given that he lacks the legitimacy of someone who has actually been Senate-confirmed.

This is a tool that should be in the FHFA inventory, as it is in the private sector.

I think it is interesting that the number that was mentioned by Senator Menendez was 20 percent.

I think you have been, Dr. Goodman, very critical of the, just the technical analysis FHFA has done.