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Good afternoon and welcome. I want to thank our cspan viewers and those joining us online for todays discussion here at Hudson Institute. Im the Vice President for Government Relations at hudson. Our mission is to promote u. S. International leadership for secure, free and prosperous future. We develop policy solutions by thinking about the future outside the limitations of conventional thinking. Two highly respected members of congress, representative joe courtney and rob whitman as the latest ...

Up next remark some congressman joe courtney, democrat from connecticut, and Virginia Republican rob wittman. They talk about defense spending and use ship and some rebuilding efforts. This is just over one hour. Good afternoon and welcome. I want to thank our cspan viewers and those who are joining us online for todays discussion at the conference it hit Hudson Institute. Im dan mckivergan, Vice President of Government Relations at hudson. Our mission is about u. S. International leadership in ...

Billion for ship building. The acting navy secretary, the chief of naval operations, and the marine corpse com men dant testified at a Armed Services committee hearing. This is two hour 20 minutes. Good morning. Committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines, and civilians they lead who are serving around the world t...

Billion for ship building. The acting navy secretary, the chief of naval operations, and the marine corpse com men dant testified at a Armed Services committee hearing. This is two hour 20 minutes. Good morning. Committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines, and civilians they lead who are serving around the world t...

Of Naval Operations John Richardson and comidant robert miller. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the plans and programs in the department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of the witnesses for their distinguished service and is civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months, our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. ...

In a program chosen for affordability that the gao has reported has doubled in cost with a potential for future overruns. Like so many major programs that preceded it though cs failure predictably from an inability to stabilize requirements and roofs date cost estimates and unreliable assessments of technical and integration risks race made worse by repeatedly buying ships ignition packages before proving they are affected and can be operate together. What is so disturbing is that these problems...

U. S. Officials called simulated attacks. The joint flight tactical vehicle will not reach Operational Capability on time. Officials take execution of the program to build a humvee replacement was disrupted by lockheed cost protest lockheeds protest. The provider of a majority of s to the air force is developing a next generation rocket that will be able to refuel in space. The ceo of the company says this opens the door to inorbital Assembly Another complex space operation, a different approach...

Mr. Brooks, no. Mr. Veezy aye. Mr. Nugent, no. Ms. Gabbert . Ms. Gabbert . Mrs. Nome . Mrs. Nome, no. Mr. Cook . Mr. Cook, no. Mr. Bridenstine, no. Dr. Winthrop, no. [ applause ] warski, no. Mr. Burn, no. Mr. Mcintyre . Mr. Lopesack . Mr. Lobesack, yes. Mr. Schuster . Mr. Schuster, no. Mr. Johnson . Mr. Johnson . Mr. Carson. Mr. Carson . Ms. Duckworth . Ms. Duckworth . Ms. Duckworth, aye. Ms. Gabbert. Ms. Gabbert. Is there anyone whos not had the roll recorded . The clerk will report the tally. ...

Vote the presiding officer any senators wishing to vote . The ayes are 95, the nay is one, the nomination is confirmed. Mr. Reid mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader is recognized. Mr. Reid we have a couple more votes. The presiding officer come to order. Listen to the majority leader. Mr. Reid we have a couple more votes scheduled, theyre going by voice, im told but were going to have a cloture vote an hour after we come in tomorrow morning. There is no reason we cant be fi...

There have been a couple of ship types we built the ship while designing the ship. That is not a good way to build a ship. It is not a good way it do much of anything. And that is what i was talking about about. The design and platform needs to be staple. The Technology Needs to be mature. If you get some new Gee Whiz Technology put it on the next block, on the next group you buy. Dont try to force it in and containing change the requirements. Same with service contracts. Be very clear about wha...