I hope that our subcommittee will really rally and advocate and work in a bipartisan way to really press ahead

I think we are very much in agreement about the things that need to be done.

I just want to say that I am going to submit some additional questions for the record, but again, I just think this is a very important hearing.

You stated that it is not necessarily DARPA's job to produce completed designs.

do you expect to see a significant increase in the Air Force's S&T budget request this fiscal year?

Let me just follow up on that point and that figure.

This approach may serve our needs today, but it will most certainly undermine our forces in the long run.

When do you expect that review to be complete?

over the last 3 years, a number of outside panels have been highly critical of the performance of the service laboratories.

The State of Louisiana and the Federal Government have a long history of working together to develop our abundant natural resources in a cooperative manner that protects our unique habitat and spurs economic development.

It is important to note that during the 4-year period of study, the federal lessee continued to drain the sacred reservoir and actually continued to drain the field until the Federal wells ceased producing in 1998.

In short, my State is knowingly leaving money on the table in order to make a good faith effort to resolve this issue.

After more than a decade, it is time for the federal government to settle this outstanding obligation and, at the same time, protect the rights of my home State.

Unfortunately, this authorization has never been satisfied and my home state has lost literally millions of dollars as a result.

Why would we encourage the construction and operation of more oil and gas wells in U.S. waters than are necessary?

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for the next 20 minutes for the purpose of introducing a piece of legislation

yesterday, I listened as Members explained that the reason they were voting to impeach President Clinton was because he had committed perjury