06/06/2017
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"If there is a better argument for the need to move aggressively to 355 ships, I have yet to hear it."
"I worry when we get into mitigation in production rates that really what we are admitting is that--I mean, if 2 of our yards, 2 of the 7 are having difficulties, I don't see any way we can get to 355 ..."
"The relative cost of our systems and the high value we rightly place on survivability may make political leadership less likely to deploy them in a risky expeditionary environment."
"I think you have a lot of allies here when it comes to embracing bold reform."