Rob Wittman actually said...

"So those maintenance availabilities are deferred. Ultimately, you could end up with ships sitting in port because they are not able to go to sea because they don't have systems that may be up to speed..."

"In this scenario, with these deferred maintenance elements and with sailors being at sea longer... does that result in increased risk for our sailors?"

"Yes, sir. I would say that is a correct characterization."

"I fear this will put you gentlemen in a damage control situation to maintain the fleet, leading to grave concerns for the readiness of the surface force."