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The administration's budget request does not fully reflect the challenges identified in its own National Defense Strategy.

The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has one of the best apprenticeship programs that I have ever seen.

The budget request assumes some fuel price of only a $140 per barrel.

That is a trend that we need to reverse.

The budget requests also inadequately accounts for the impact of Inflation and Investment and Readiness Accounts.

The Department of the Navy consumes roughly 24 million barrels of fuel each year, and each one dollar per barrel increase carries a $24 million dollar cost.

The administration's budget request does not fully reflect the challenges identified in its own National Defense Strategy.

Mr. Chairman, it sounds like we've got some work to do on reciprocity.

I want to thank you for what you're doing and the progress that you have made.

Don't use the term reciprocity if it's not reciprocity. Okay?

If you have it here, you have it over here.

I'm concerned that we now have another major data breach.

Our asylum system is fundamentally broken. Our whole immigration system is broken and I very much look forward to working with you on a bipartisan basis.

Finally, let me very briefly mention and remind you of the pressing need for a new Border Patrol station in Houlton, Maine.

So if we allowed asylum seekers to work after 1 month vetting period as long as they entered through a legal port of entry, 1 month would give us time to do an initial background check to make sure they weren't on the terrorist watch list…

The asylum seekers are eager to work and support themselves and their families. The employers in my state are desperate for more workers, and it would also benefit the municipalities that are under increasing strain as they're supporting…

Senator Sinema and I, along with a bipartisan coalition, have introduced legislation that would shorten the period to 1 month.

I'm delighted that you and Senator Britt will be leading this important subcommittee.