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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysahlh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., in room SD-106, Dirksen Sen- ate Office Building, Hon. Richard J. Durbin (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Durbin, Mikulski, Cochran, Shelby, Collins, Graham, and Coats. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAvY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF THE HON. RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD J. DURBIN Senator DURBIN. Good morning. The subcommittee meets this morning to receive testimony on the fiscal year 2015 budget re- quest for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Pleased to welcome the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus; the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Jona- than Greenert; the Commander of the Marine Corps, General James Amos; the Chief of the Navy Reserve, Vice Admiral Robin Braun; and the Chief of the Marine Corps Reserve, Lieutenant General Richard Mills. Gentlemen, thank you for being with us today and providing your testimony. At the outset, I would like to speak, I am sure on behalf of the entire committee, and express our condolences to the entire Navy family for the death of a young sailor late Monday night at Naval Station Norfolk, responding to a security breach on a guided missile destroyer, the USS Mahan. During the struggle, the intruder wrestled a gun away from another guard and shot the sailor. Our condolences go out to his family. An investigation is underway. And we look forward to learning more about the incident as soon as possible. For fiscal year 2015, the President's budget requests $148 billion in base funding for the Department of the Navy. However, the re- quest does not include the Overseas Contingency Operation re- quest, which is a big concern.