In Arkansas, EPA rejected our State plan and proposed an extremely expensive Federal takeover.

Bernie Sanders is far from out.

As I understand, the budget tables include no funding for fiscal year 2017. Is that right?

It is apparent through Russia's actions that their primary objective in Syria is to bolster the Assad regime.

Thank you, gentlemen, for your testimony here today, and also for your long service to our country.

to build upon Senator Sullivan's comments about 450,000 being an unacceptable risk in terms of end strength, there are some ideas in this Congress to mandate a higher level than that, say 480, 490, what have you.

Mandating a higher end-strength without increasing funding would mean a hollow force unless you borrowed more money from modernization to pay for readiness.

Just 1 week less to learn to be a repairman for one of those aircraft as opposed to being an operator.

As always, certainly if members have questions, they will submit those for the record, and we would appreciate your response.

The American people want a government that works for them, not against them.

Why do you think there is such an unmet demand signal?

Not many examples of something that is more suitable for OCO spending than replenishing rounds. Is there?

I understand--correct me if I am wrong--that the helicopter will be used both for the ICBM security mission and then for what you might call Washington-centric missions, continuity of government, VIP transport, and so forth.

We can expect 18 aircraft on August 2017?

None of Russia's military actions have helped stabilize Syria or end the suffering of the Syrian people.

Community banks did not cause the financial crisis, yet they have been affected during the implementation of Dodd-Frank.

What are the Air Force's plans for the five operational C-130H aircraft that were upgraded in the previous AMP program but are currently stored at Little Rock Air Force Base in a non-flying status?

Each budget has under-resourced the military.