Last June, the then Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Ashton Carter certified to the Congress that the Global Hawk was 'essential to the National security'; and 'that there are no alternatives to the…

I really appreciate that, Mr. Secretary. And what I'm told is, and this may be wrong, that they're under the impression they cannot compete for the rest of the decade. That's tragic, because it could be, I'm not saying it would be, but it…

If I may, gentlemen, I'd like to follow-up on Senator Hutchison's question, because it also affects Fresno, California, and the 144th.

The United States-Pakistan relationship is fundamental to our vital national security interests.

this is all challenging and frightening at the same time here, and I do appreciate all of your testimony.

I see the same thing happening here. Instead of being able to open the process for competition, the big companies are chosen, and it's a long contract.

I think the combination does make clear that they're going to be able to govern and secure themselves at that point.

I think it's important for us to manage risk.

In 2009, the Department of Defense (DOD) published research that showed that approximately 1 in 7 servicemembers with mental health contraindications had been prescribed mefloquine contrary to the instructions in the package insert…

This recommendation represents an opportunity to achieve cost savings through reduction of duplication and variation.

I have felt this way in the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee. I chair that subcommittee, and we've had this problem with small nuclear reactors being limited, just the two big ones for licensing help.

We have to pass this law to figure out what is in it.

I think any aid and assistance that we have to Pakistan should be directly tied to their assistance to us

It is frustrating to us to have to operate under a continuing resolution when we could do some things.

We relinquished our authority under the Constitution, it doesn't matter who the President is.

We ought to have a national standard for ammonium nitrate throughout the world that has a common odor.

We need to be more proactive.

I am just tired of people saying we have this ally and we have to be sensitive to their feelings.