There ought to be a cost to that.

It seems to me even though we have made great progress we are still not there.

What I would like to get from you are some thoughts about how we can make this a warmer handoff, if you will.

Think of yourself as the customer is a good way to approach something like this.

I share the Chair's determination to keep proceeding, and I look forward to beginning subcommittee markups in June.

Our focus with regard to our military competition with China must remain on deterrence.

I share the Chair's determination to keep proceeding, and I look forward to beginning subcommittee markups in June.

America is only as strong abroad as we are at home, including the innovation and technology we can protect.

Our focus with regard to our military competition with China must remain on deterrence.

America's competition with China is an increasing challenge, but it is not a new one.

Competition with China occurs in every domain, from the United Nations to cyberspace to Africa.

America is only as strong abroad as we are at home, including the innovation and technology we can protect.

Competition with China occurs in every domain, from the United Nations to cyberspace to Africa.

America's competition with China is an increasing challenge, but it is not a new one.

I think we have a shared understanding that the solution here must be an all-of-Government approach.

We cannot settle for CRs (continuing resolutions) that freeze our progress, result in year-over-year funding cuts.

The Chinese Communist Party does not govern by CRs, and they do not govern by cuts, and we cannot either.

The Administration's 2022 National Defense Strategy rightly captures the importance of deterring China.