I have learned more about this than I ever wanted to learn.

I would like to recommend to this subcommittee this would be a good use of our time to look as a Nation what does it mean for these ships to come through the Panama Canal.

It is going to change shipping as we know it.

To me, that is a personnel issue we need to come to grips with.

the YRRP is funded in fiscal year 2012, but may not be funded in fiscal year 2013.

If shipping is going to change and we are going to meet President Obama's goal of doubling exports in 5 years, which is a great goal, we better have the infrastructure to make that a reality.

Nondeployable really means you can't go to the fight.

The NDAA for 2010 required person-to-person mental health assessments at regular intervals before and after deployment.

For too long, the challenges of managing a military family have prevented many spouses from securing long-term, fulfilling employment.

I think is very important that we understand, generally speaking, how many contractors we have.

Some of the fees to be increased, proposed by the administration, I think, is something we should all consider.

I support both initiatives and the key elements of the focus areas that the White House has already chosen to emphasize through the Joining Forces initiative.