"I respectfully remind the committee that the 52-ship requirement represents the bare minimum needed to meet naval requirements for projection of force."
"This previous construct recklessly held the defense of our Nation hostage to domestic political demands."
"We must reject this false and dangerous choice and provide the Navy with what it needs to get the job done."
"To do that, we need to be able to project power throughout the world, which in turn depends in large part on our willingness here in Congress to provide and maintain a robust naval fleet as duty dicta..."
"We now have an opportunity to answer the Navy's own call for a 355 ship fleet."
"Thanks to mindless defense sequestration, however, we have been derelict in that duty. And as a result, the Navy is the smallest it has been in 99 years, currently satisfying only 40 percent of the de..."
"It is hard to see Russia as a partner and a friend, like the 2010 NPR envisioned."
"The Marine Corps Commandant, General Neller, recently stated that using tactical cyber needs to become routine like other technical arms of the service."
"Congressman, my view is that audit committees are in a very good position to make a decision based on the specific facts and circumstances that exist at a particular company about how to select the au..."
"Absolutely."
"receiver standards mean less interference and more available spectrum."