I'm so proud of Hubble. You know, it's gone where no telescope has gone before.
The President has made a significant investment in this year's budget, and we really appreciate this, because it's then not left up to the C...
If we are for Lilly Ledbetter, we're also going to be for the wonderful people who work at the State Department.
So somebody trying to rebuild Afghanistan makes less than somebody working at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), trying ...
Does the DOD believe that U.S.-flagged merchant ships are more secure if they are left to manage their security in pirate-infested waters on...
If a foreign threat was attacking Americans, say, in Washington, DC, would you recommend that the best response would be for those under att...
Is it the case that protecting U.S. commercial shipping is no longer among the primary missions of the United States Navy?
You know, I have often talked about how, in our Country, we believe that we are prepared for emergencies.
I just think that we need to, coming out of this Committee, at least make our recommendations to them.
There was phenomenal reluctance. Phenomenal. And that is why I am saying this. I would not say this if it did not pain me.
What I would suggest is that you all adopt the Commander-in-Chief's very words, the urgency of now.
I wonder what that means. And I must tell you it pains me tremendously.
I just worry that when it times come for the rubber to meet the road, we will discover there is no road.
This is our watch. This is our watch. And if we fail to act, then I am convinced that lives will be lost.
Should it be updated in light of changed circumstances?
I would like to caution us in referring to when President Jefferson sent our Navy over to battle the Barbary pirates, because in order to ge...
I promise you we will work with the Coast Guard and others in our Defense Department to see what we can do to bring clarity.
Several of us were in Syria, in Damascus, and we visited the refugee centers and met with the Iraqi refugees that are in Syria.
