Thank you.
I'd like to state again for the record that we are now a navy that has one interim supply ship and three oceans. That's not acceptable.
Turning to the surface combatants for a second, yesterday we learned from the department that the completion date for the first warship for the navy is, as you may have mentioned, highly speculative. It may be sometime next year. The deadline has been pushed back numerous times. The request for proposal has been amended more than 50 times already, and it's more likely than ever that delays will cause shipyard construction gaps and massive layoffs in the shipyards as a result.
When will the RFP for the ships be final, and would you be willing to provide the committee in writing with the delivery schedule?