Rob Wittman actually said...

"I am troubled by that, because if you look at the availability of those submarines, we have the number we have to be able to put at sea any one time the necessary number to deter."

"We agree with the Secretary and the CNO that Sec. 8056 of Public Law 115-141 and other similar congressional directives that limit Navy's flexibility should be eliminated."

"this Inouye amendment . . . is an artificial seam that inhibits [Navy] from establishing a single standard."

"I remain committed to ensuring that we must not forget the lives lost on the USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald."