I think that this lack of vision is a relic to years of strategic hubris and complacency.

I especially want to thank Chairman Garamendi and Ranking Member Lamborn for this enduring interest in our Nation's logistics capabilities.

However, it is essential that our subcommittees take aggressive action to staunch the bleeding occurring in our logistics forces today.

I think we need to now look at making the best move in a bad situation and one that is, sadly, of our own making.

I believe it is essential that we take aggressive steps in the National Defense Authorization Act to staunch the bleeding and address these substantial logistic issues.

In addition to that, we also see, I think, continued threats to our transoceanic cables.

Unfortunately, his vision and foresight have not been replicated in the budget request.

The combatant commanders are begging for more undersea strike capacity, yet this budget request seeks to perpetrate this egregious deficit.

General Franks... understood the value of these forces when he was quoted as simply saying, 'forget logistics, you lose.'

We have to do better.

General Goldfein, Secretary Barrett, General Raymond, thanks again for joining us. General Goldfein, thank you so much for your extraordinary leadership and service there with the Air Force.

Gentlemen, I am not a mathematician, but building 8, 6 of which are warships, retiring 11, doesn't get us to 355 by 2030, period.

I believe that this shipbuilding budget request is an attempt to begin to turn the faucet down.

I want to thank you so much for your leadership and for your steadfast conviction to make sure we have the Navy that this Nation needs.

I am going to defer my time until later.

I continue to be impressed with this change and look forward to more actionable items to implement a long-needed turn to the future of military conflict.

I would like to thank Secretary McCarthy and General McConville for prioritizing personnel and your efforts there, as well as readiness and modernization.

I want to thank the Chairwoman, Ranking Member, and Members of the committee for this opportunity to testify today.

Increased shipping traffic and larger vessels are straining the port's current capacity.

I seek a permanent solution to the full use of annual HMT revenues.

Water infrastructure is vital to moving goods throughout the country from products we all use in our everyday lives, to crops and goods we produce domestically and send abroad.

As a proud representative of the Commonwealth of Virginia, home to the Port of Virginia--one of the largest and busiest ports on the eastern seaboard--advancing the work being done by the Port of Virginia to improve and expand its…

I agree with General Lyons and think it is time to reverse this dangerous trend.

The Port of Virginia is a national gateway for commerce, supporting businesses across the country.

The Army Corps of Engineers is critical to our state, from the Norfolk Harbor Channel Deepening project, the Elizabeth River Southern Branch Navigation Improvements Project, and waterways restorations.