The law actually says the naval combat forces of the Navy shall include not less than 11 operational aircraft carriers, not less than 31 operational amphibious warships, of which not less than 10 shall be amphibious assault ships. Secretary of the Navy came here two years ago and his shipbuilding plan, he didn't hit 31amphibs at all. How do you think this committee responded to that? Sure, they didn't like it. We didn't like it. Secretary, Senator Kaine and I put forward legislation that actually said the next year in the NDAA. (02:51–02:58)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Secretary of the Navy's shipbuilding plan did not meet the legal requirement for 31 amphibious warships.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
