Tim Kaine

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Government Funding

Reserving the right to object, I will not object, but I stand to support this. Jamal Khashoggi was a Virginia resident. His children are American citizens and Virginia residents, and it is important for the Senate to speak on this matter…

We had a very well attended hearing in Hampton Roads now nearly 2 years ago, a very bipartisan congressional delegation talking about sea level rise and the effect on Norfolk and other basis, Langley and others in the area.

It would also be the case that it would be foolish to repair a building that would then be vulnerable to the same kind of damage with the next hurricane that comes along.

Well, expect to get asked questions like this a lot at future hearings. We really want to see how those are being used.

We view that as a tool not just for congressional oversight, not just for public oversight, but we also view it as a tool for military leadership to manage.

What will be the operational effects on the fleet if the Navy does not receive the estimated funding identified in the Shipyard Optimization Plan?

The total estimated cost for this plan is $21 billion over 20 years, which is nearly three times what has historically been spent on shipyard capital investment.

It is highly unlikely the Navy and Marine Corps will be able to request and receive enough military construction to find their way out of this backlog.

can you talk about some of the climate-related impacts you've already observed and which installations might make the top 10 most vulnerable to climate-related events required by the Fiscal Year 2018 NDAA?

One of the things I think we are all aware of is that the backlog of installation and infrastructure maintenance is a sizeable one, and it is probably going to be unrealistic to think that the Marines and the Navy can MILCON their way out…

That happened under the leadership of Chairman Hatch--period, end of discussion.

if anybody had told you that you could achieve that in this Congress, in this kind of political environment, everybody would have said that you were hallucinating.

There are often political efforts by administrations of both parties to try to cut a corner here.

Some are treated worse than the family pet is treated.

I applaud the leadership of this committee.

It would seem to me that the subjugation of women is a key part of this.

It looks at our competitors as if they're siloed with no real interest in ever combining. I think that's quite unrealistic.

I think everybody in my shipbuilding community was feeling great.

Senator Kaine had a great session down in the Norfolk area just on workforce.

I think we have to align our actions with our words, and make sure that our actions are a fair reflection of realistic expectations.

I think that would be a very smart thing for us to do, so I would echo the comments that Senator Cotton made about that.

This last one is very--it is kind of a minor and technical thing, and yet it may portend a larger problem.

I think that the point, Mr. Chair, just about the fragility of the supply base.

Thank you so much. Thanks, Mr. Chair.