China has acted less like a 'responsible stakeholder' of the rules-based order of the Asia-Pacific region and more like a bully.

The administration's policy has failed.

I believe it is time for the United States Government to explore the appropriateness of sanctions against Chinese companies involved in the reclamation.

I think they have underestimated the danger of KJU [Kim Jong-un], at this point.

Secretary Carter, do you believe the United States is effectively deterring potential adversaries given the statements above?

what is the status of ALIS version 2.0.2 and how will it impact Air Force IOC?

what impact will these software issues have on Air Force reaching IOC by its threshold date of December 2016?

The F-35 will play an integral role in the Department's ability to engage any adversary in an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environment.

has the cause of the Block 3i and 3F software instability been identified? If yes, what is the fix?

That is where you come up with the $85 million ultimately, taking that into consideration.

Most of us here on this side of the table remember we went through this thing with F-22s.

Are you pretty confident it is going to make the Farnborough this year?

We must guard against the lowering of standards.

Beijing has been willing to accept a high level of risk to achieve its strategic goals.

The deployment of this system by the alliance is a critical step to providing a further layer of defenses against North Korea provocations.

However, as I testified during my confirmation hearing and have discussed publicly elsewhere, I believe that sequestration, if it continues in force after 2017, will significantly harm USPACOM forces and my ability to meet my strategic…

The greatest risk in this regard is that Vladimir Putin continues to hold our national security space launch capability in the palm of his hand.

I contend that we're in the most threatened position that we've ever been in as a Nation.