The DOD Labs contain the bulk of technology and engineering expertise of the Department, almost 40,000 scientists and engineers.

I believe this is outrageous considering the record amount of money this committee has approved for DOD in recent years.

Sheriff Vigil says the border is not experiencing the crisis the Trump Administration claims and he says building a wall and sending in National Guard troops would be a waste of money.

We are going to keep pushing for one, and we hope that you will find a way to do this.

smart border technology would be a much more effective and efficient security investment.

I introduced an amendment with Senators Rounds, Boozman, Murray, and Heinrich last year to the NDAA which I plan to reintroduce as a standalone bill as well to fix this problem.

the National Guard is there because Customs and Border Protection have identified areas where they can be assisted by the deployment of National Guard troops to help them secure the border.

a political resolution vice a military resolution is necessary here.

An estimated 10,000 Yemeni civilians have been killed by Saudi airstrikes.

I think it would put us in a constitutional crisis.

Will you work to help improve ties with Cuba, a relationship that benefits many States hoping to increase trade with the island?

Are you committed to robust diplomacy, as our Ranking Member Senator Menendez talked about, and committed to do everything you can to prevent future wars?

If you either had the firing of the deputy attorney general, Rosenstein, or you had the firing of the special prosecutor, Mueller, this would be an unbelievable, extraordinary event in our history.

Iran will have the freedom to build an arsenal of nuclear weapons at the end of the commitment.

Cuba is about to choose its first leader who is not a Castro. Yet, the U.S. presence in the country has been reduced significantly.

I think it would be very unfortunate if we are the one that pulls back and sets the stage for a very chaotic future.

I think they should answer the question.

We are living in kind of an extraordinary time in terms of our Constitution and what is unfolding.