I commend former Secretary Hagel for initiating it and for your carrying it out.

I think we would have to make some adjustments, but I think we----

Could you give us an update on the status of the Environmental Impact Statement's (EISs) for the ground-based sites, U.S.-based?

A one-time OCO infusion doesn't necessarily--in fact, given your sort of by definition long-range program, it would not be necessarily all that helpful.

I am starting to think that instead of the U.S. Congress, we should call ourselves 'Deficits are Us.'

They are fully complying?

So we need more of all kinds of ships and submarines in order to meet those military requirements.

As the consideration of the budget moves forward, I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman, with the ranking member, and all of the members of this subcommittee, to achieve the goals of avoiding the terrible effects of…

I think sequestration, in addition to being such a blunt instrument, is such a mistake, because it actually ends up, as you said, with our paying more for fewer ships.

The Russian stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons. Is this a gap, if you will, in our deterrent?

What does sequester do to all that?

Are there practical problems? Please reassure me that we are not going to make something more expensive and difficult by trying to make it interoperable.

Command and control, a crucial part of the nuclear deterrent. How do you feel about where we are in command and control particularly in light of the developing cyber threat?

I note that a lot of our nuclear force calculations are based upon applying the terms of the New START treaty.

Can you explain how you are synchronizing the development of the new reactor plant for the Ohio-class replacement submarine?

We would be recommending that the base be looked at.

We are really not adequately, I believe, focusing on our strategic interests in that region.

Inaction is also an action, and the Russians will react to it.