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The federal government spends about $530 billion in procurement every year and about $154 billion is on DOD weapons systems.

These programs are phenomenal, and I have heard from a lot of Iowa small companies that have utilized this process to get off the ground.

Donald Trump has made the pronouncements, that he will bring the executive branch back inside the constitution.

I cannot believe that we have so many people that are so out of touch with what's going on in this country.

So by any objective account, CMS has failed in overseeing the CO-OP program; $2.5 billion in loans have been given to these 23 CO-OPs.

We lose 22 veterans--from the VA's [Department of Veterans Affairs] numbers, 22 veterans every day to suicide.

If we don't have this issue resolved by then, the 193rd Iowa Air National Guard Wing, they may be faced with paying the full lease for the area that they occupy, which would severely disrupt their ISR mission and would further strain our…

I can commit to that.

If confirmed, I will obviously make it one of my priorities to understand their challenges and what we can do to better help them in that regard.

Turkey, as you stated, is an important ally, a NATO member that sits on the southeastern flank.

I am concerned that Putin and the Assad regime has been weaponizing the migrants coming out of Syria.

I do believe Russia is one of the greatest existential threats to our Nation.

Thank you very much.

I just want to emphasize to my Committee Members, as well, here, those that are still remaining, it is a phenomenal program that THOR-3 provides for those operators.

I am a strong supporter of SOCOM's preservation of the force and family initiatives.

But do you agree that a Fortune 500 company has a very different mission than that of our military members?

I do think there needs to be a dialogue, and considering the fact that we are trying--I am sorry--the administration is trying to make our military forces, DOD, the most progressive employer out there.

I think when we look at Selective Service, the administration needs to own up to their decision