"We are currently on a path that reduces our attack submarine force structure from 52 boats today to 42 boats in 2028."
"We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against our enemies while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds."
"I think those are all extraordinarily important aspects of what we, as a team, Congress, the administration, need to do to make sure we have what is necessary going into the future."
"We will continue to stay in touch as we go through this year's NDAA to make sure that you have the tools necessary to stay on track with the Columbia class and do all we can to address the deficit of ..."
"Well, I am eternally hopeful that we will not get another CR next year."
"I would also believe that it would be very helpful and is the desire of this subcommittee to provide that authorization, that direction as far as extending the service life of those Los Angeles-class ..."
"I choose a strong America that emboldens allies and deters future aggression."
"The Columbia class is projected to carry about 70 percent of our Nation's strategic deterrence. This is a program that we cannot get wrong."
"I support the alternative path. Consistent with the Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan, we need to increase our attack submarine build rate."
"If we continue to allow the reduction in our attack submarine force, potential adversaries may see this decline as a strategic inflection point."
"Our adversaries are always measuring options and looking at our funding decisions to determine how this impacts their own strategic goals."