with the President of the United States soon to be departing on his first Asia trip, I rise to speak today about U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific, an area of the world that I know very well, having served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan prior…

What is the rule for having a vote not be done by voice vote but have to go to the floor for a recorded vote? Is it not a majority of the group necessary to have a hearing? The majority of a quorum, it is 20 percent of the quorum, I…

Not doing it, I think it implicates, not only the economics of an American family, making it harder for them to get by, it has upward pressure on inflation, it also impacts our national security.

The two most critical areas Congress must invest in to meet our goals to develop hypersonics are testing infrastructure and workforce development.

I would just encourage you strongly, given the fact that we are hitting record high gas prices at the pump every day, families are having to make decisions between groceries that they buy, or filling up their tank.

I think we're excited in our home State about the potential for that space as it frees up because it has great economic development potential.

Understood, my main goal is to see that there will just be no further delays in the process.

I first want to thank the Committee for including colorectal cancer research among the eligible cancer categories in the FY2022 Defense appropriations bill.

The National Defense Strategy States that the Chinese Communist Party wants to shape a world consistent with its authoritarian model-gaining veto authority over the economic, diplomatic, and security decisions of other nations.

I still think this is a tremendous success for the country.

Thank you for holding this hearing.

That's my parochial interest here is just making sure that we have the type of talent you describe watching this project as carefully as they have been.

Tennessee plays a vital role in the development of our country's hypersonic systems.

It feels like a policy change to me, and particularly given the economic implications on the American consumer, it is significant.

I would like to thank the committee for allotting $10 million to this program in the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus.

It's one of the Federal Government's largest construction projects and over the past 8 years this subcommittee has provided significant funding.

How is the administration thinking about arms control and strategic stability following Russia's invasion of Ukraine?

The gentleman's time has expired.