Rob Wittman actually said...

"it makes sense to not put lots of money into old ships that right around the corner are going to have more and more severe problems in order to keep them at sea."

"significant risk could be above that level."

"Congress has done what needs to be done in this effort and authorized the procurement of seven used vessels to begin replacing the Ready Reserve Force."

"I think a more practical solution would be to take a proven mature design from commercial market and begin building that in U.S. shipyards."