It is a great initiative, and good work moving out on it so quickly.

I want to thank this committee for working very expeditiously to make that happen.

I am a big fan of the AUKUS framework in the Indo-Pacific. I think this announced framework by President Biden of a couple years ago can be extremely powerful, going forward.

I would like you to talk about the importance of the AUKUS framework in terms of stability and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

Watching the Aussies and the Afghans and the young people from Danville with all their conflicting accents learning side by side to become part of the U.S. submarine industrial base was really positive.

I think that is a kind of an alliance that is pretty powerful.

That is a lot of work. But it is going to be great work to be able to do together.

Watching the Aussies and the Afghans and the young people from Danville with all their conflicting accents learning side by side to become part of the U.S. submarine industrial base was really positive.

I think that is a kind of an alliance that is pretty powerful.

The Navy has stood up a manufacturing Center of Excellence in Danville, Virginia, to train the submarine industrial base.

It is a great initiative, and good work moving out on it so quickly.

The Navy has stood up a manufacturing Center of Excellence in Danville, Virginia, to train the submarine industrial base.

I am a big fan of the AUKUS framework in the Indo-Pacific. I think this announced framework by President Biden of a couple years ago can be extremely powerful, going forward.

I would like you to talk about the importance of the AUKUS framework in terms of stability and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

I want to thank this committee for working very expeditiously to make that happen.

The AUKUS legislation helps to do that.

I think that is a kind of an alliance that is pretty powerful.

We need to provide a better alternative both in terms of a vision of the future but also material support.

I am a big fan of the AUKUS framework in the Indo-Pacific.

I would like you to talk about the importance of the AUKUS framework in terms of stability and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

that is a lot of work.

It is a great initiative, and good work moving out on it so quickly.

I want to thank Senator Manchin, Barrasso, and Ranking Member Risch for their bipartisan leadership in getting COFA agreements across the finish line and signed by the President.

We have to be present, we have to be active, and we have to bring alternatives to the table.

the President's budget that was sent up to us actually reduces funding for Virginia class subs