I want to be a Ranger; can I go to Ranger school?

should the Army cancel those $7 billion in renewable energy projects and try to recoup some of those savings for Army BCTs?

Secretary McHugh, section 565 of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2014 requires you to review the terrorist attacks committed by Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood in 2009.

I am greatly troubled by these proposed cuts and am not convinced that other less painful measures have not been taken first.

Even in these tight budgetary times, the Navy budget now contains nearly $70 million, in this year's budget, for a request for the Navy Energy Program, which funds R&D activities such as the Algae Fuel Research Program.

DOD continues to spend billions of dollars on alternative energy research in programs at DOD that I think are far less essential than maintaining our readiness and ability to defend our national security interest.

My final question is this. In a hearing before this committee, Secretary Hagel responded to this same line of questioning, and he characterized the algae fuel program, and also programs such as a wind farm in Alaska that was built where…

For example, the Navy spent $170 million on algae fuel, which costs four times as much as regular fuel, which means, potentially, $120 million was spent unnecessarily.

Readiness is my top overarching priority.

The Kim Jong-un regime is dangerous and has the capability, especially with an ever-increasing asymmetric threat, to attack South Korea with little or no warning.

Madam President, I rise to commend the words of my esteemed colleague, the junior Senator from Florida, who has just spoken powerfully about the threats facing our Nation. On Monday evening he spoke powerfully on the Senate floor about the…

Those proposed cuts concern me greatly.

Against this real threat, our Nation is committed to the security of South Korea and to our national interests.

We know how real the North Korean threat is as 4 years ago tomorrow, North Korea fired a torpedo sinking the South Korean ship Cheonan killing 46 sailors.

I guess another potential area to deal with that threat is to improve our capacity with regard to missile defense.

Would you agree that, right now, the risk is unacceptably high, in terms of the impact of an EMP attack?

It is $170 million.

I am very troubled by these cuts, diminishing our ability to defend our national security.