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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbekv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Sen- ate Office Building, Hon. Jon Tester (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Tester, Murray, Schatz, Baldwin, Shelby, Col- lins, Blunt, and Moran. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS W. HARKER, ACTING SECRETARY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JON TESTER Senator TESTER. I want to call this subcommittee meeting to order. Let me begin by welcoming our witnesses. Acting Secretary Harker, this is your first appearance before the Senate Appropria- tions Committee and I welcome you. Admiral Gilday and General Berger, you were both here last year for the last live hearing before the pandemic, so welcome back. It is good to host you in person. I think we can all agree that China is a current-pacing threat and that the pace is a run, if not a full-out sprint. So, how are we keeping up? The Navy and Marine Corps are fac- ing the current challenges with different approaches. On one hand, the Marine Corps has taken major steps to reshape its force for the future based on General Berger's strategy to self-fund the reforms. On the other hand, the Navy is faced with the balancing act be- tween the substantial cost of maintaining a fleet of nearly 300 ships and the additional cost of modernizing to meet the threats of the future. The Navy's 2022 budget protects readiness in order to deliver a combat-credible force. As for the future, the path is less clear. Sec- retary Harker has reportedly found that plans to design new de- stroyer submarines and jets all at the same time are unaffordable. So, how do we increase our pace to keep up with the threat? For the Navy, I understand there are ongoing reviews on what the fleet of tomorrow should look like. I would add that, no matter what you (1)

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