Let's speak it out loudly and clearly from both sides of this table, and make it clear that what is at stake is nothing less than the national security of Americans.

If we could find the money, sir, would you support acceleration of the LX(R) ship competition?

Has anything happened around the world since that determination was made that would make us revise that force structure?

Of course, the unthinkable happened, and we had to deal with it.

This comprehensive legislation, which was signed into law by the President on December 18, seeks to strengthen passport security requirements.

We hope to support our Nation's air and space superiority as we have in the past.

I was pleased when we were able to reach common ground on a carve-out for certain individuals who traveled to the 4 countries for diplomatic or military service.

I co-sponsored H.R. 158, the Visa Waiver Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act, authored by Representative Candice Miller.

This committee has a long-standing, bipartisan interest in strengthening the Visa Waiver Program.

Under this new law, most individuals who have visited Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Sudan in the last 5 years would be ineligible for visa-free travel.

The President's fiscal year 2017 proposal requests over $120 billion in base funding for the Air Force.

We are pleased to welcome the Secretary of the Air Force, Honorable Deborah Lee James, and the Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh III.

China continues to have success in cyber espionage against the U.S. Government, our allies, and U.S. companies.

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There are about 500,000 households that are not covered under the current Connect America Fund that were basically left behind in the first two rounds of the Connect America Fund.

I want to express my appreciation to Senator Schatz for beginning the hearing in my absence.

Well, thank you for that. So roughly a sixth of all the unserved households?

You have all been excellent witnesses. This has been a most informative 1 hour and 50 minutes.