in my view, if skrequestration kicks in, we will lose the capabilities that mr. mavis referred to in some shipyards. when i do rough math, i'm looking at not 285 ships, i'm looking at 230 ships. we don't have enough structure to accrue that kind of savings without reducing procurement. so i'm very concerned about an industrial base that would be able to adjust from that, from sequestration. and it would be very difficult to keep a shipbuilder that could be efficient in the types of ships we need. >> say that again about 230 ships? >> we have 285 ships today. you do rough math, you look at the kind of numbers we talk about, and where i am today, you could end up -- it's just simple straight application of math -- we could be around 235 ships. >> mr. secretary? >> well, sequestration has two big problems, that there's been a lot of conversation about, a lot of testimony about before you. one is the amount, but second is how the -- how it is implemented without regard for strategy, without regard for priorities, and you simply have to take a certain percentage out of ever

mr. secretary, for being here. yesterday i held a hearing at the uss norfolk yard and we heard from secretary of the navy, ray mavis. we heard from former secretary of the navy and senator john warner and also from some of the top-ranking officials within the navy and the marines about what they are doing to implement energy, efficiency, and new sources of energy within the navy and among the marines who are on the front lines in afghanistan. and we heard a couple of things that i think are important to this discussion. one is that being able to look at energy sources that in the field are critical, reducing our dependence on foreign oil is vital to our national defense and that there is a direct correlation between our dependence on fossil fuels and casualties on the battlefield. now, one of the things that i would hope you might address this morning and i would point out that i know the department of energy is working closely with the navy, the department of agriculture on biofuels, which are a critical piece of trying to reduce the dependence of our military on foreign oil. but can you talk about how the program

mr. inslee: madam speaker, i rise today to honor the united states navy who under the leadership of secretary lee mavis are doing a fantastic job developing clean, green sources of energy for the united states navy and eventually the world. the navy is already flying the blue angels on biofuels. it is charging our communication equipment in afghanistan with solar energy. it is on a path to half of its energy coming from clean sources by 2020 and the great green fleet by 2016. in my state we're building whole industries around this. targeted growth, general biofuels, boeing, alaska airlines. we can power the future with clean energy that the navy is leading the way. the university of washington is doing great work. i know there is one great former washington state student who's helping on this effort and her name's trudy. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yield back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? mrs. capps: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. capps: mr. speaker, i rise today i