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If we're going to decide to close the facility and--or if, collectively, the United States Government's going to decide to close the facility based upon that, we'd better know that it's real, and not just a perceived threat.
The question that bothers me is, okay, if we decide it's been in the National interest to close it, there still are some people there that are very dangerous.
Today, I want to reiterate that we cannot shy away from holding these perpetrators accountable for their actions.
It is my great pleasure to call to order the very first hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging in the 114th Congress.
Senator Bill Nelson, the former Committee chairman, has also chosen to remain a member of this Committee and he will continue to share his expertise with us.
BROKEN TRUST: COMBATING FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE SENIORS
Throughout its history, the Aging Committee has spurred Congress to take action on issues important to older Americans through our hearings, investigations, and reports.
I am delighted that my good friend and colleague, Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, will serve as the Committee's Ranking Member.
It is also that political solution that is desperately needed so they have the will to fight, so they believe in their government.
If the government in Baghdad had been more inclusive starting 10 years ago, we might not have had the rise of ISIS.
It does not appear to have been all that effective. I would hope that this might be a focus.
I hope that you will pay particular attention to, A, the potential for catastrophic overruns in new programs, and B, the challenge of building a new platform that is modular, if you will, or modifiable so that we do not face technological…
I would urge you to pursue that aggressively because it seems to me that is one of the serious problems.
My understanding is that all of the heroin that comes into the United States is coming from countries just to the south of our border.
What is it you need in order to interdict more of those ships? Is it intelligence? Is it ships? Is it manpower?
I just plead with you to be aware and try to find areas of overlap and duplication where we can save the taxpayers some money.
I tell people in Maine that we cannot audit the Department of Defense, and their jaws drop. We got to fix that.
I hope that you will focus very intensively on time and risk. I think those are the two factors.