"The Navy has again proposed to defer investments in facilities sustainment, budgeting across the services at 84% of the model, on average, versus the recommended 90%."
"What we can know for certain is how he has responded without us providing weapons and that hasn't gone very well."
"Give us some specifics about what those effects are."
"I think that is the key to make sure that the overlap is there so as Nimitz retires and the CVN-79 comes on board, we don't good through the situation we were with Ford and Enterprise, to make sure we..."
"It is unconscionable to require these services to continue to spend money on facilities they don't need while the budget caps require them to cut end strength, training, readiness, which puts American..."
"I think one of the concerns is that in haste to be able to save money we look at the short term."
"if you get rid of base structure you will never get it back in that configuration."
"I think that is why the questions about the assumptions that they make about needed capacity and whether that aligns with the strategies is such a critical question."
"I hope my testimony today has helped the committee better understand the challenges facing this fishery and how we might resolve them in ways that respect all stakeholder needs."
"Both of these bills would allow everyone to truly benefit from the recovery of red snapper."
"We strongly believe that the commercial industry should remain under the oversight of the Council."
"We urge Congress to approve it."