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This is three hours. [background noises] good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order the chair recognizes himself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Welcome to todays educational hearing on the state. I look forward to our hearing today from our witnesses representing a wide range of viewpoints across the industry. The video marketplace is rapidly changing. For over half a century americas Video Program and one white on the television in their home. Tvs and devices allowed for the string platforms to provide new choices to consumers beyond over the air and tenants satellite dis...

This is three hours. [background noises] good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order the chair recognizes himself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Welcome to todays educational hearing on the state. I look forward to our hearing today from our witnesses representing a wide range of viewpoints across the industry. The video marketplace is rapidly changing. For over half a century americas Video Program and one white on the television in their home. Tvs and devices allowed for the string platforms to provide new choices to consumers beyond over the air and tenants satellite dis...

Republicans hold control of the chamber. Live now to the senate here on cspan2. The senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Everlasting god, our light and our salvation, you are our strength and shield of our nation and world. Lord, as we receive the gift of this new year, we thank you for fresh starts and new mercies. May our lawmakers seize the seeds of opportunity that reside in the soil of their tomorrows, laboring diligently to assure an abundant harvest. Teach them to number their days, as they remember that they pass this way but...

Shipbuilding plan. Are you concerned with that and what more do we need to do, what can congress do to help you overcome that ship shortfall . Senator this is an area where navy and marine corps have been discussing and again have realized together although the requirement, the military requirement is 38, the current fiscal environment is going to drive us to 34. I appreciate the assistance of congress to getting us to 34 to address those that gap between the requirement and what we can resource, were looking at augmenting our lift there with other platforms besides gray hulls. Gray hulls are ...

To 346 ships. And our Combatant Commanders say they require 450 ships. With continual high operational tempo, we will continue the downward spiral of military capacity and readiness until congress acts. I look forward to discussing many of these today. First, each forward class Aircraft Carrier has experienced more than 2 billion in cost growth. This Program Continues to be plagued by Technology Immaturity and a lack of reliability test data for critical systems. This is unacceptable. I repeat. Unacceptable. And i fully expect the navys ongoing study of alternative Aircraft Carrier designs to ...