11/01/2011
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"In light of the existing shortfalls in the FY13 O&M accounts, what are your greatest concerns about the Navy's readiness?"
"I certainly understand resource issues, but from our standpoint, too, we need to be making the argument about where the resources need to be."
"What can Congress do to keep the retirement of those nine ships from happening in fiscal year 2014?"
"We know that our combatant commanders request that capability quite often for things like security cooperation and crisis response and regional deterrence."