If it is absolutely mission-critical, I have no doubt that we get it, because that's essential.

With the exception of our longstanding commitments to the Republic of Korea and Japan, we've largely had a 'places, not bases' defense posture in the Asia Pacific.

I worry that others, such as quality-of-life and infrastructure improvement projects are getting pushed to the right or cut entirely.

It is really a make-or-break priority.

we need new alternatives for pain management and the NIH and our partners will develop them.

That was really an important step forward, and I don't see any reason to stop there.

Get your kids vaccinated. Follow the recommendations from the professional societies like the American Academy of Pediatrics. Don't worry. This is a good thing. This will help your kids.

I fear that places like Alaska, places like Hawaii, get harmed in that process because things get pushed to the right.

This particular Committee, in providing bipartisan proposed legislation to establish volcano early warning and volcano monitoring systems, is going a long way toward elevating the need and the kinds of activities that need to take place in…

Given the increased seismic activity at Mauna Loa on the Big Island, can you discuss any ways that Congress can continue to provide support to this critical work to ensure public safety due to active volcanoes?

The President's proposed budget for 2017 actually puts into our proposed base funding those funding levels that Congress has put in as one-time increases over the past two years.

Your organization's Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory plays a crucial role in monitoring Hawaii's active volcanoes, and as you know, Kilauea has been active for decades.

We are absolutely committed to enhancing and providing additional assistance for volcano monitoring.

These caps already seriously challenge our ability to meet our national security needs, and have already forced all of the military departments to make painful tradeoffs.

I think that is a worthy goal to follow.

the idea is to minimize any kind of a potential for protest, even though we know that they will occur, because we're talking about a lot of money and contracts at stake.

Both of us talked about the strike fighter shortfall. I just need to know--this is probably for Admiral Manazir--what is the Department of the Navy's current estimate of the strike fighter shortfall because we have had different numbers…

If one characteristic defines the future operating environment, it is uncertainty.