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I don't think we have a very cohesive strategy for countering the ongoing Russian efforts to interfere with our elections and our democracy.

So, are you saying that the Marines are developing a capability to counter information warfare from near-peer competitors such as Russia and China?

So, by the listing that you gave, are you doing enough to address the lethality gap?

Over the course of the past several months, our committee has heard testimony and received briefings detailing the increasing lethality gaps between the U.S. military and our near-peer competitors.

The primary challenge facing our Nation is the reemergence of long-term strategic competition with Russia and China.

Earlier this year, Secretary of Defense Mattis announced a new defense strategy that would shift the focus for planning defense capabilities from one focusing on smaller regional contingencies to one focusing on being able to deal with…

This is not a top priority for the President.

Don't you think there should be a lead agency, maybe the State Department, which has $120 million to do the exact thing we're talking about?

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Ending DACA would be a nightmare for America's economy.

Totally dependent on the steadiness of our funding.

The most toxic thing to readiness has been continuing resolutions and the Budget Control Act.

A huge percentage of that shipyard is historically preserved.

I'd like to have your commitment that we will continue to focus on the need to modernize and increase the capacity and capability of our people at the shipyards.

The Pacific Pathways provides our Army in the Pacific with unique training opportunities by connecting a series of security cooperation exercises.

I highly encourage these MILCON projects and revitalization efforts which will impact the readiness, safety and morale of men and women serving in our Army.

In the fiscal year 2018 NDAA the Committee directed the Army to transition ownership of the Terminal High Altitude Area Denial (THAAD) missile defense system from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

What lessons has the Army learned from the failed programs of the recent past and what changes have been made to make current modernization plans successful?

It's important for the United States to project strength, reassure our allies, and build partnerships in Asia-Pacific.

Yes, I strongly believe a unified, whole-of-government approach to securing our nation's cyberspace is greatly needed.

Threats in the cyber domain pose a serious threat to our decisive logistics advantage.

USTRANSCOM has sufficient strategic mobility force structure to achieve the objectives of the 2012 National Defense Strategy.

The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor is a key component of the DOD's operations in the Pacific

The MSP provides for a fleet of 60 militarily-useful commercial vessels operating in international trade.