Failure to address these requirements in the near term will put the NNSA budget in an untenable position beginning in FY18.

Senator McCain and this committee is going to give vigorous oversight to that.

According to a September 2015 inspector general report, the IRS spent $139 million in 4 years on upgrading its workstations from the outdated Microsoft XP to Windows 7.

My question is, where are you on locating those workstations and getting them updated?

I believe we could get there. I believe we can achieve a policy that defends the legitimate interests of the United States in bipartisan way.

You're, I believe, the right person at a very challenging time, here in the middle of some decisions that have to be made by the United States sooner rather than later.

I think you cannot make foolish decisions and incur more cost than is reasonably necessary in this project.

Deterrence is the key fundamentally to peace.

Over the last 20-30 years, we are the slowest nuclear power in the world to modernize and recapitalize our nuclear weapons system.

I think it is important for us... to send a message to the entire world that we are not so shaken by the concept of nuclear weapons.

I thank the gentleman.

there's just going to be a lot of violence for a long time.

we do need, and can maybe even agree upon, a strategy that could be bipartisan.

I'm worried this shows a lack of commitment to this incredibly important program.

Is the Obama Administration 100% committed to the 2025 date for a first production unit for this warhead?

General Klotz, I want to revisit with you my theme of setting NNSA up for the future.

General, I know we share the same goals here.

the issue is not affordability--rather, it is a matter of prioritization.