Some of these things we are having trouble on agreement, but the unfunded mandates really is a problem.

Bernie Sanders is far from out.

We can expect 18 aircraft on August 2017?

I understand--correct me if I am wrong--that the helicopter will be used both for the ICBM security mission and then for what you might call Washington-centric missions, continuity of government, VIP transport, and so forth.

Thank you, Inspector General, for being here. We appreciate it.

I do not think we can emphasize that too much, sadly.

I hope we do not mirror the B-2 program or the F-22 program in the sense that we actually achieve the number of aircraft we want to since the Air Force and our Nation badly need the B-21 bomber to be a complete success.

to build upon Senator Sullivan's comments about 450,000 being an unacceptable risk in terms of end strength, there are some ideas in this Congress to mandate a higher level than that, say 480, 490, what have you.

Right. We understand the IG is responsible for following up, as you testified and others have talked about, and prosecuting the IRS impersonation scammers.

I want to actually touch on something related here about training times.

The answer to the question right now, will the Air Force use enlisted personnel to fly the MQ-1/MQ-9, is maybe.

It seems like a challenging balance to get back to the pre-positioned activity set.

Given the programs you described, if successful, when might we actually see vehicles commanded by the next generation of H.R. McMasters downrange in Eastern Europe and Middle East with these systems?

This is a huge area that I think is kind of the tip of the iceberg if we are not careful.

The Air Force has faced some challenges normalizing the integration of unmanned aircraft into institutional processes.

Failure to reauthorize would send Iran exactly the opposite message. In other words, the U.S. will not push back against bad Iranian behavior.

This budget does nothing to address Washington's spending problem.

If the decision is to proceed with the sole source award for the helicopter replacement program, are you prepared to present this committee with the overwhelming evidence necessary that such an award would actually provide best value to…