10/19/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"Fourteen years of sustained combat, together with the Budget Control Act of 2011, have presented the Nation with a unique readiness challenge."
"I have a real sensitivity about this because of the effect of climate and sea level rise, especially upon the largest naval installation in the world in Hampton Roads, Virginia."
"We can't buy time to restore readiness."
"Less than half of our Navy's ships are ready to ship to meet wartime plans."