Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McIntyre), ranking member of the Seapower Subcommittee.0 Mr. McINTYRE. I thank my friend, Ranking Member Smith, as well as full committee Chairman McKeon, and also thanks to the subcommittee chairman and my good friend, Todd Akin, for all of their hard work in helping us not only on this full armed services bill but also, in particular, on the Seapower and Projection Forces portion of this bill, which passed with strong bipartisan support in our subcommittee and in the full subcommittee. The work of the subcommittee continues the long tradition of providing strong support for our men and women in uniform. The projects authorized in this bill are critical to our country's ability to project power anywhere in the world at any time. This bill includes $14.9 billion for shipbuilding that would authorize a total of 10 new ships, including two Virginia class submarines, one Arleigh Burke class destroyer, four Littoral Combat Ships, one San Antonio class amphibious ship, one Mobile Landing Platform Ship, and one Joint High Speed Vessel. This mark also authorizes $1.1 billion for the National Defense Sealift Fund. There are a number of legislative provisions included in this bill which are aimed at providing a more efficient way to procure ships and weapons systems.…”