What specific ship cores are being supported with the required nuclear funds?

What are the current cost caps in fiscal year 2015 dollars for the seaframes (ships) and the mission equipment?

But as outlined in last year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), unless the Navy meets required performance parameters by 2016, the procurement will end at 24 ships.

What is the acquisition strategy for the LCS program in fiscal year 2015 for the three ships?

Secretary Stackley, if not awarded two fiscal year 2015 ships, then is there a cost penalty the government must pay one of the two shipbuilders, or are the terms of the block buy contract simply now opened back up and subject to further…

Secretary Stackley, what is the current design maturity of the Virginia payload module (VPM)?

What other options are available to the government to preclude the block buy contract's terms from being reopened?

Secretary Stackley, is the Navy planning to compete and down select to one builder for ships LCS-25 to LCS-32?

Secretary Stackley, when is Congress likely to be advised of the Navy/Department of Defense (DOD) LCS program reevaluation?

if separate, why would the Navy not execute a full 10-ship MYP vice a 7-ship MYP?

Secretary Stackley, would you please explain how the DDG-51 MYP is planned to be executed with respect to the introduction of Flight III?

how would a delay in the design of the VPM impact the Navy's ability to move forward with production on Block V in fiscal year 2019?

Secretary Stackley, what are you planning to do to mitigate that impact?

In December 2010 U.S. Senators Tom Udall, Tom Harkin, and Jeff Bingaman requested an independent study from the National Academy of Sciences on whether chimpanzees are necessary as invasive research subjects.

I am, of course, very concerned about the impacts wildfires could have on our military bases.

I'm pleased to convene this hearing of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee to consider the fiscal year 2015 funding needs of Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and its enforcement of sanctions.

Let me say how much I appreciate the military being aware of the dangers and the other issues with climate change, and that this is a national security issue.

Mr. Speaker, the United States must stand in solidarity with human rights in Venezuela and against the repressive actions of Maduro. Since protest began almost 2 months ago, there have been nearly 40 killed at the hands of this brutal…