"What I see in the United States is, we have the United States Navy; we have the United States Marine Corps; we have the Merchant Marine; we have the Coast Guard."
"I am concerned that we are not adequately resourced to really address this the way we need to."
"In addition to that, we also see, I think, continued threats to our transoceanic cables."
"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 that this lack of vision is a relic to years of strategic hubris and complacency."
"I believe it is time for the Army to pick up the budget responsibility for the surge sealift forces that uniquely support the Army's ability to go to war."
"I am opposed with the administration's legislative proposal that would solely rely on procuring used foreign-built vessels to recapitalize our surge sealift."
"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."
"I am not confident that we can afford ships at that price and build the fleet back at the pace that we need to build it back."
"It seems like the Navy is saying, you know what, doesn't make a big difference to us. We don't need ships to get to the fight."