by senator kaine and other members read we are in the midst of voting. i like to welcome her awareness as to the hearing this afternoon. frederick stefany deputy secretary. that is a mouthful. welcome mr. secretary. assistant secretary of the navy for research development and acquisition admiral william galinis systems command rear admiral troy mcclelland program executive officer for industrial infrastructure and ms. diana maurer in the government accounting office. thank you for your service to the nation and for the truly professional service of the men and women under your command. i also want to recognize the ranking member senator cramer and senator kaine and senator sullivan and i appreciate my colleagues joining us to hold this joint readiness hearing on this very important subject. we stand at a crossroads today. the nation shipyards are in dire need of modernization to make sure to maintain the current fleet in the fate of the future. encourage the navy has finally
by senator kaine and other members read we are in the midst of voting. i like to welcome her awareness as to the hearing this afternoon. frederick stefany deputy secretary. that is a mouthful. welcome mr. secretary. assistant secretary of the navy for research development and acquisition admiral william galinis systems command rear admiral troy mcclelland program executive officer for industrial infrastructure and ms. diana maurer in the government accounting office. thank you for your service to the nation and for the truly professional service of the men and women under your command. i also want to recognize the ranking member senator cramer and senator kaine and senator sullivan and i appreciate my colleagues joining us to hold this joint readiness hearing on this very important subject. we stand at a crossroads today. the nation shipyards are in dire need of modernization to make sure to maintain the current fleet in the fate of the future. encourage the navy has finally
this hearing will come to order. we will be momentarily joined by senator cain and the s afternoon. frederick stefany deputy secretary. that is a mouthful. welcome mr. secretary. assistant secretary of the navy for research development and acquisition admiral william galinis systems command rear admiral troy mcclelland program executive officer for industrial infrastructure and ms. diana maurer in the government accounting office. thank you for your service to the nation and for the truly professional service of the men and women under your command. i also want to recognize the ranking member senator cramer and senator kaine and senator sullivan and i appreciate my colleagues joining us to hold this joint readiness hearing on this very important subject. we stand at a crossroads today. the nation shipyards are in dire need of modernization to make sure to maintain the current fleet in the fate of the future. encourage the navy has finally gotten serious about investing and
members read we are in the midst of voting. i like to welcome her awareness as to the hearing this afternoon. frederick stefany deputy secretary. that is a mouthful. welcome mr. secretary. assistant secretary of the navy for research development and acquisition admiral william galinis systems command rear admiral troy mcclelland program executive officer for industrial infrastructure and ms. diana maurer in the government accounting office. thank you for your service to the nation and for the truly professional service of the men and women under your command. i also want to recognize the ranking member senator cramer and senator kaine and senator sullivan and i appreciate my colleagues joining us to hold this joint readiness hearing on this very important subject. we stand at a crossroads today. the nation shipyards are in dire need of modernization to make sure to maintain the current fleet in the fate of the future. encourage the navy has finally gotten serious about invest
Prevalent. The virus is still only found in mosquitoes outside the country, and no cases have been transmitted in the continental u. S. In february, president obama requested emergency funds to fight zika. But summer is near, mosquito season is coming, and the centers for Disease Control is about to release a National Rapid response plan. All it needs is about 2 billion of your tax dollars. Journalist Jonathan Katz and his wife were working in mosquitoinfested haiti last january. Jonathan so, we were wearing long sleeve clothing. We were sleeping under a mosquito net that was treated with permethrin, which is a powerful insect repellent. Our clothes were treated with permethrin, and we were basically bathing ourselves in deet every day the way that we always do. Sharyl they still got bitten by mosquitoes and came down with the dreaded zika virus. Jonathan one night, in the middle of the night, claire started to feel sick, and we were wondering what it was for about a day, until the tel