I believe you need a larger budget to reach your defined goals and set the Navy up for success in the 21st century.

I refuse to believe that that just happened overnight, that that realization was just there.

I refuse to believe that this is just an instant revelation by the U.S. Navy.

Are we investing enough in our equipment to sustain our position as the greatest Naval Force throughout the 21st Century?

We currently have 29 amphibious ships. You have stated the Commandant and the CNO have determined a force structure requirement of 38.

I think it is critical that we get there.

I think that is the proper response to what has been a failed optimal manning plan.

I believe with the challenges this Nation faces with its defense needs at the very top of the list is Navy capacity.

I think we need to do more there.

As an avid water fowl hunter and a member of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, we all know how important those dollars are.

I think that is a great example of how we can take that source of income there and, as you said, leverage it in some pretty powerful ways and with partners who not only by themselves promote those efforts, but in conjunction with the…

Our investment now is in our understanding, make sure that we are in the right places for the right reasons, doing the right things, with the ability to properly predict the outcomes.

I hope that you re-examine the cancellation of leases off of Virginia for oil and gas.

Are we investing enough in our equipment to sustain our position as the greatest Naval Force throughout the 21st Century?

Admiral Mullen spoke of the extensive high operational tempo of both the Navy and Air Force over the past ten years of sustained combat in Iraq & Afghanistan; do you feel that the Air Force has an adequate budget to carry on enduring…

It is absolutely unacceptable to get a 30-year shipbuilding plan or a 30-year aviation plan after the point where this body makes decisions.

Chairman Hastings, thank you for holding this important oversight hearing.

We have to make decisions about budgeting and make decisions about strategic needs of this nation.

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