the following information is in response to an article entered into the record by Senator Boxer of California earlier today. The Hearst News article in question was published in the San Francisco Chronicle and implies that the chemical…

recently we have had some very welcoming news out of the House of Representatives on the Toxic Substances Control Act. The House passed that in the last several days 403 to 12-- a wonderful, large, bipartisan majority--and I am glad we are…

Thank you for your service to this country and for your interest in the work of this Committee.

I can manage my troops. I can follow orders and directions that are complex, that are critical issue moments in my career and in my life. But I cannot successfully deal with the burden, and neither can any of the business folks involved in…

we are having conversations about what-ifs but we are not talking to the folks--with no disrespect to the panel members--about really who is enforcing, who is accountable

making sure that we are holding Iran accountable, that we are clear about what those accountability issues and measures are

Thank you very much, Chairman Blunt. Doesn't that have a nice ring to it?

If you want to see the efficiencies of the post office, go visit and do a ride-along with a letter carrier.

I want to thank you for your work, particularly in Albuquerque, but I am concerned that with lack of personnel we have a backlog in those investigations.

I think that raises some serious concerns about the future stability of DOD's trusted microelectronics source.

the real answer to the question is that in 2017 your budget request is zero, and I don't think that is the way we should be headed.

How can we leverage the testing and facilities at White Sands and Holloman Air Force Base to increase our coordination and training with both those countries on missile defense and combined air defense as well as search and rescue?

What are DOD's plans to address trusted foundry concerns? And will DOD reach out to see if Intel can help meet DOD requirements?

Thank you for calling this hearing today on what I believe is a very important topic.

I think it is a testament, a testimony, to your leadership and to Ranking Member Cantwell's leadership that this particular Committee has been so productive at a time where we will find that to be the exception rather than the rule around…

It is important to understand that the recent developments in expectations for the market, such as oil and natural gas, as we consider any new policy changes.

first I wish to thank and congratulate Chairman Lisa Murkowski and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell for all their hard work and leadership on this Energy bill. They have done a very good job of getting this bill to the floor, and we now find…

this amendment is a job killer. It blocks a major new 700-mile, multistate electric transmission project. The Plains & Eastern Clean Line will deliver four gigawatts of economical renewable energy to the Southeast. This is $2 billion of…