What impact does aging infrastructure have on each of the services' ability to increase or sustain readiness?

What more can Congress do to enable you to hire the civilians you need to increase readiness?

If yes, please provide examples.

What is your assessment of the state of the munitions industrial base?

how does each service plan to address the growing importance of software maintenance on your depot-level sustainment operations?

Is weapons system sustainment being adequately incorporated into initial acquisition planning for new weapon systems to ensure these systems can be efficiently and effectively maintained over their life cycles?

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my defense fellow, Captain James Hart, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this calendar year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I believe Betsy DeVos is going to be an excellent Secretary of Education.

Madam President, I rise to talk about what is going on in the Senate right now and the work that is done. It is early in the morning right now. It is 8 a.m. In Senate time, we have already done a series of votes that started at 6:30 this…

Mr. President, I know that President Obama is gone now, but his War on Fossil Fuels is alive and well. However, they are not winning that. Back in Oklahoma, they ask me the question sometimes: If all of the liberals are concerned and if…

Mr. President, first of all, I appreciate the opportunity to get wedged in here. There are a number of very interesting things happening today. One is the CRA that I am very much concerned about. I know that my good friend from…

Will the Senator from Ohio yield for a request? I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks of the Senator from Ohio, I be recognized for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank my friend. As always, he is always thoughtful, always a good person to hold a debate and a conversation with. On this one, we simply disagree. My friend referenced…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I just want to make a couple of good points. Remember, my friends, disbarment is already a very common procedure. It was invoked over 2,000 times. So having another regulatory hurdle…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Not surprisingly, my friend and I have a number of disagreements on the wisdom of getting rid of these particular regulations. We do agree on the importance of actually capturing…

Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule for consideration of two important measures, which would overturn two significant onerous regulations finalized in the waning days of the Obama administration. First, the…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 74 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 74 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be…

What has been the trendline on discretionary spending over the last few years?