Russia, I would argue, has achieved an extraordinary success in the last several years if they set out to destabilize the West and undermine Western democratic values.

We have to use our imagination to realize that if they set out to destabilize Western values, they have done it without firing a shot, and that has got to be part of our strategy.

The threats facing the U.S., as the chairman alluded, are complex and multifaceted.

Somebody once said--I think it was after September 11th, one of the conclusions was our response was a failure of imagination.

That is a terrifying statement because what you are saying is the hotbed of technological development in this country is largely out of bounds for the Department of Defense.

He or she, Colonel. He or she. That is not a question. That is a statement.

I suspect one of the most intelligent people ever to serve in the United States armed forces was Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of Maine who spoke 10 languages, was a college professor, and one of the most successful leaders, of course, at…

That is a shocking statement that we have got to do something about.

Clearly work on procurement is an important issue.

It is called Solar Reserve where it is a solar facility with concentric rings of mirrors.

I am really worried about grid vulnerability to cyberattack. Ukraine was a warning shot. How many warning shots do we need?

Particularly because you are developing projects that are, themselves, environmentally beneficial.

And let's be clear, nobody here is advocating abandoning regulation or giving a free pass to any project.

we don't want to give up the regulatory regime all together, but how we can scale the requirements to the size of the project so that we don't lose these resources.

Our bill does not mandate that we move forward. It mandates that your lab and utilities, on a voluntary basis, study this as an option.

I think one of the real problems here is what is the jurisdiction, what is the accountability for a former marine.

What bothers me, General Neller, is that I am convinced that all of us human beings have the capacity to be good or evil.

I have gone from anger and disappointment to really sadness. This is a sad day for the Marine Corps and for our Armed Services.