I feel that we desperately need a national defense strategy that acknowledges and prioritizes the maritime nature of the current strategic environment.

Last month I wrote a letter to President Biden detailing the need for a sense of urgency in countering the real and proximate threat that exists from China today in the Western Pacific.

Iranian mining capability is obviously a vulnerability for U.S. and allied military forces within the region.

By making these much-needed investments in our infrastructure, we can set our communities up for sustainable economic success in the future.

Bus transit should be a priority in upcoming surface transportation bills because it is an affordable way to expand public transit.

Our Nation's infrastructure has been neglected for far too long.

We must make investments in durable infrastructure to protect both our local economy and our national security and military readiness.

My district includes Naval Station Norfolk, a large part of Hampton Roads.

I will pass on further questions and really appreciate the witnesses' time today.

I feel like there isn't a clear strategy, a clear maritime strategy.

I really feel like we need to shift from that mantra that I feel like we have today where maintenance is driving operations rather than maintenance is supporting and enabling operations.

I concur with Representative Courtney's comments that the shipyard optimization plan is incredibly critical, and I think we need to speed it up.

Our primary focus, I think, should be what we are going to do to increase our presence in the Western Pacific.

I think we can't wait any longer to make the investments that we need to in our ship maintenance infrastructure.

I was really disappointed in what I saw as a lack of substance in the plan. I thought it was full of buzzwords and platitude but really short on details.

I think two things we have covered today for the surface vessels that are really important are both autonomy, but then also reliability.

I have not received any of that information back yet from the Secretary or the CNO, and we on this committee want to provide the Navy what we need for the future and, you know, expect a good-faith effort on the part of the Navy to provide…

I am heartened that you appreciate the urgency of the matter, and I look forward to working closely with your office on this.

I just wanted to ask you today if you would be able to provide to our district and also other ports the list of unfunded requirements.

I would love to continue this conversation separately about, you know, how we are allocating resources and what resources have been allocated.

I do believe--and I believe this very fiercely--that we have to hold these White Supremacists and right-wing extremists accountable for their actions.

I think it is these important issues that we need to continue to address.

The perpetrators of this heinous attack on our Nation's democracy were Americans encouraged and emboldened by President Trump because he could not accept the outcome of a free and fair election. His actions are seditious, and the President…

I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Luria) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 3587…

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing S. 3147. I want to thank Mr. McKinley for introducing this bill in the House…