Rob Wittman actually said...

It is absolutely unacceptable to get a 30-year shipbuilding plan or a 30-year aviation plan after the point where this body makes decisions.

Wittman criticizes delays in receiving critical strategic plans for decision-making.

01/25/2011

More Rob Wittman Quotes

Readiness as a term of art has traditionally represented training, operation, and maintenance.

The Optimized Fleet Response Plan, I think, is critical to make sure that that is followed.

There is nothing worse for a Navy family, then, to say, 'Hey, listen we are planning on a 7-month deployment' and, guess what, it turns to 8...

sequestration, in your words, is the 'greatest threat to our future readiness. It has a ripple effect for us through the years.'