ms. granger: i reserve my time. eaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota, the chair of the appropriations subcommittee on defense, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. mccollum: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, chair delauro. i rise in strong support of the additional ukrainian supplemental appropriations act. the biden administration, congress and the american people have been unflinching in our support f for the people of ukraine. under desperate circumstances, the ukrainian people have valiantly resisted vladimir putin's illegal, unjust and unprovoked invasion of their country. today the house of representatives has another opportunity. not only to stand with the people of ukraine, but to stand together with our fellow democracies against this authoritarian aggression, by passing this supplemental. as chair of the defens

ms. granger much texas, i inform the house that ms. granger will vote yea on h.r. 6824. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. kelly of pennsylvania, i inform the house that mr. kelly of pennsylvania will vote yes on h.r. 6824. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. bilirakis of florida, i inform the house that mr. bilirakis will vote yea on h.r. 6824. madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. fleischmann of tennessee, i inform the house that mr. fleischmann will vote yea on h.r. 6824. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition? ms. blunt rochester: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. brown of maryland, mr. schrader of oregon, ms. clarke of new york, ms. kelly of illinois, miss haze of connecticut i inform the house that these members will vote yea on h.r. 6824. the spea

ms. granger: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: we all share the view that the formula shortage, the infant formula shortage is a crisis. and the stories that we've all heard, mothers, fathers struggling to find formula, the images of empty store shelves are heartbreaking. we've all heard from constituents all over this country. that parents are scared. they can't find the product and they're scared that they're going to have a product that may put their child in danger. so we need to address two areas. we need to address the immediate crisis to get product on the shelves as soon as we can. which is what this bill does tonight. along with other measures that the administration is taking. there are some very serious underlying issues that we face. the question arises, how did we get here? how did this happen? one of the biggest issues and concerns is the whole issue of the consolidation of the industry. there

ms. granger: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: we all share the view that the formula shortage, the infant formula shortage is a crisis. and the stories that we've all heard, mothers, fathers struggling to find formula, the images of empty store shelves are heartbreaking. we've all heard from constituents all over this country. that parents are scared. they can't find the product and they're scared that they're going to have a product that may put their child in danger. so we need to address two areas. we need to address the immediate crisis to get product on the shelves as soon as we can. which is what this bill does tonight. along with other measures that the administration is taking. there are some very serious underlying issues that we face. the question arises, how did we get here? how did this happen? one of the biggest issues and concerns is the whole issue of the consolidation of the industry. there

ms. granger: i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota, the chair of the appropriations subcommittee on defense, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. mccollum: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, chair delauro. i rise in strong support of the additional ukrainian supplemental appropriations act. the biden administration, congress and the american people have been unflinching in our support f for the people of ukraine. under desperate circumstances, the ukrainian people have valiantly resisted vladimir putin's illegal, unjust and unprovoked invasion of their country. today the house of representatives has another opportunity. not only to stand with the people of ukraine, but to stand together with our fellow democracies against this authoritarian aggression, by passing this supplemental. as chair of the

ms. granger. >> thank you.itary services wants to retire equipment well before the end of their useful lives. the capabilities lost by retiring these assets will not be replaced until future systems come online. one example of this is the navy's combat ship. general milley, please explain how the department determines what amount of risk is acceptable when considering these types of retirements? >> the way we evaluate risk is risk to the mission, primarily, we take inputs from the combatant commanders for that. and secondly evaluate risk to service. and those come into me and i compile that for the secretary and provide a risk assessment. with respect to the combat navy marine program, there's an ongoing study for amphibious warfare, and that was mentioned by ranking member calvert on shipbuilding we base a lot of our analysises on inputs from the navy and marine corps. >> so, if you don't have replacement for it and you're still considering it, why would you moth-ball it, as we call it, at this time? >> well,

ms. granger and then mr. keller. >> commander of the european command testified about the incredible capabilities of the f-35 deployed in the region. however, the budget request reduce the number of f-35s the air force ones to buy. secretary kendall can you please explain the reduced number in your request and if the air force is still committed to the f-35 and to what degree? >> i'll answer the second part first. absolutely committed to the f-35. the cornerstone of her fighter fleet and will be for many years to come. people asked me if were committed to the program. 15 years in production and expect will be in for another 15 years. the reduction we took this year and probably extended to next year space a number of factors. there were a number thinks you need to do in the portfolio. one of them was to buy out the remaining number of inventory that we need. for the capabilities the f-15 will provide. we want to increase the funding for the next generation of air dominance, follow along to the f-22. we have o

ms. granger? rep. granger: thank you, chair mccollum. i want to thank each of the witnesses for appearing before us. i look forward to hearing from you about how the air force and spaceports are preparing for both current and future conflicts. i want to begin by restating my serious concern about the inadequacy of the administration's request for defense spending. inflation is dramatically decreasing the department's buying power and this budget proposal fails to provide the funds needed to maintain and modernize our military. looking at this year's request, it's clear that the air force wants to retire older systems to find ones. this needs to be done in a thoughtful manner. he must be prepared for future conflicts, and we should not do that at the expense of current needs. as the war in ukraine has shown us, it is critical that the united states have the warfighting inventory that's flexible, capable, and ready, and we must protect our strategic advantages in the air and in space. as we develop this year's bill, i look forward to worki

ms. granger: i yield to the gentlewoman from iowa, mrs. hinson, for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. mrs. hinson: thank you, mr. speaker. mrs. hinson: thank you. mr. speaker, families across this country are desperate for help. babies are going hungry, mothers and fathers are faced with empty shelves and there is no formula to be found. as a mother, this is heartbreaking. as a congresswoman, this is unacceptable. and this is why i will be offering a motion to recommit this bill in just a few moments. according to the u.s. food and drug administration, the f.d.a., 67% of children rely on infant formula for some portion of their nutrition by the time they're 3 months old. one of my children had to have formula. that's 2.7 million babies that need formula their parents