Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, issued the following statement on the Naval Education Task Force’s meeting with Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, which was chaired by North Dakota University System Chancellor Dr. Mark Hagerott:
“North Dakota’s excellence in research and education can play a critical role in our Navy’s preparedness. I am grateful for Dr. Hagerott’s leadership and service in chairing the Naval Education Task Force as they review the Department’s Naval University System. As a North Dakotan and Navy veteran, he understands the need to outpace competition from our adversaries to bolster our national security,” said Senator Cramer.
“Our Nation is confronting increasing and more varied threats to national security,” said Secretary Del Toro. “To remain the preeminent naval force in the world, the [Department of the Navy] must make strategic investments in our naval education that develop our Sailors and Marines throughout their careers.”
Background:
“As the leading Republican on the Seapower Subcommittee, he championed our Navy, ensuring we are growing our fleet to take on threats posed by China in the Indo-Pacific and around the world,” said SASC Ranking Member Jim Inhofe.