I look forward to hearing how the FCC plans to execute these goals using the requested budget authority.
This hearing is very timely, considering the recent debate in the Senate dealing with the open Internet.
I look forward to collaborating with our Ranking Member and the entire committee on the fiscal year 2019 bill.
Under President Trump, the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reopened the mid-term evaluation process.
I'm fairly concerned about that and we went ahead and passed a second Pilot's Bill of Rights.
we passed a bill, it's called The Pilot's Bill of Rights, in 2012, and we addressed some of these problems.
We've got 60,000-plus Americans died from overdoses to drugs last year, so there are a lot of lives on the line counting on what you're doin...
I think a 30-day, 45-day even, is a reasonable amount of time to be able to go through a Secret clearance.
I believe that our mission in the intelligence community will win the day.
I remain concerned that we may still be underestimating Russian capabilities and plans to influence the 2018 midterm and future elections.
I think in the end state we should be able to clear 80 or 90 percent of those within 30 days.
There is one area that I have not heard you talk about. As you know, in Oklahoma we've had a lot of wildfires.
I would like to just reinforce comments made by my colleagues about the importance I think of ARPA-E.
I applaud the leadership of this Committee for continuing that.
I just want to remind everyone that not only myself, but also Chairman Barrasso is with Senator Boozman on this legislation.
We are the resources. I know it is not any different in Arkansas than it is in Oklahoma.
It is one of the few things that really works well in Government, is the way we do the WRDA bills.
The budget reforms in this bill will provide an ongoing 5-year window of certainty and transparency.
