A real important hearing and I appreciate your calling it, Mr. Chairman.

It seems to me it ought to be made clear.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania, as he is being called today, Colonel Perry, for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, the recent comments by Army leadership are as ridiculous as anything I have seen in quite some time. In a transparent…

I would like to thank Chairman Smith and Chairman Rogers for their work to put this bill together. This is a product of months of work on the part of our appropriators, under regular order, to give us the framework for this bill. I have…

As the Senate Armed Services Committee considers your nomination to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, we request that you provide the committee with answers to the following questions.

But it goes without saying--number one, we're going to leave friends there.

It's a question for another command?

I urge all stakeholders to work in a collaborative fashion, and I urge industry officials, public safety professionals, and regulators to work together.

I hope you will come back to us and tell us we're not getting it right and that something needs to be done.

I believe they are a necessity to project American influence in regions such as the Asia-Pacific.

Is it fair to say that the President issued that veto threat because he could not certify that Russia was complying with its treaty obligations?

Mr. McKeon, did the President call for these cuts and for working with Russia while he knew Russia was violating a major arms control agreement?

Would it help you as the next Commandant if we would go ahead and get these bills on the President's desk for his signature before the end of the fiscal year?

Do we need that 12th LPD?

This committee eagerly awaits the Commandant's findings later this year.

Americans' right to dependable 911 service in times of emergency is a top priority. Lives absolutely depend on it.

I do not believe this committee and this body was provided with all of the information that you had

I just want you to help us understand at the committee level the reason for this.