"If the F-35 ramp rate for the Marine Corps is anemic, then I would say that the ramp rate for the Navy, the ramp rate has no pulse."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us today."
"Very good, our job is to authorize and fund that."
"To me, that is a very, very deeply concerning issue."
"We would remain at platoon-level readiness funding under the CR, as well as putting further constraints on our modernization programs."
"I just think it is important for members to understand this point."
"the resources we have been allocating to that critical function of government have been woefully inadequate"
"We all take that challenge seriously and I know, I know and am confident that we will face that challenge."
"If Congress is to address the obstacles that successive cuts in defense spending have posed, we need a clear, unadulterated view of the challenges our forces are facing."
"Every service branch we know today is suffering from readiness deficits"
"How does that affect the Fleet Replacement Squadron where you go to get aircraft and the flying hours that have to be accrued there to make sure our pilots have the sea time..."