We're going to go through hopefully a yearlong study that will hopefully also have the feelings of the men and women who are serving.
I would like to thank Chairman Akaka but also and especially Senator Voinovich for your leadership and commitment
The service chiefs -- and we will be talking about this on the floor -- all of them have said they wanted a complete study about the effect ...
The day that the -- the leadership of the military comes to me and says, 'Senator, we ought to change the policy,' then I think we ought to ...
If they can show me the evidence that it needs to be changed, obviously, then, I would give that serious consideration.
Your continued call for an efficient, effective Federal security clearance process has helped bring positive and lasting change
We need a thorough and complete study of the effects, not how to implement a repeal, but the effects on morale and battle effectiveness.
What I am opposed to is bringing up the defense bill now, before the Defense Department has concluded its survey of our men and women in uni...
The American people have been telling Washington that promoting job growth must be the first priority.
We have to obviously cut spending.
It does not create jobs. The stimulus package was supposed to create jobs.
I think we need to look at this issue from a national security standpoint clearly since there are materials that go into the production that...
So we have the second largest deposit, and yet there is virtually no production.
What do we need to do in order to stimulate ... to satisfy our defense needs which, as you know, require some of these materials.
97 percent--is that correct, Mr. Eggert--of the rare earth products come from China?
Thank you for holding this hearing because it comes in light of some interesting international events.
We do not expect the Federal Government to get into the mining business, but we hope to create an environment where businesses and enterpris...
If trade conflicts escalate between the United States and China, ... you could see further restraints on the part of the Chinese.
