New Mexico often has a tough time in the President's budget request, so additional discretionary funds that this committee provides and your hard work is really critical in my State.

The Air Force is beginning to take notice about the need to combine kinetic and cyber training.

I am willing to commit to a study to improve upon this method.

I think other Senators have mentioned her here. I have worked with her extensively.

Thank you, Madam President, for your recognition. Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 365; that the Senate…

Madam President, this is about the nomination of Roberta Jacobson to be Ambassador to Mexico. This is one of the critical positions with one of our Nation's largest trading partners. It has now been vacant for over half a year. Important…

Stormwater regulation needs to have the flexibility to make sure that local managers can suggest alternatives that make sense for an arid region.

I hope we don't have it too soon, but a spring runoff, which means that all that sediment gets moved again.

Wildlife trafficking is a real scourge.

Congress has a vital interest in international institutions to promote economic growth.

Thank you very much, Chairman Barrasso, for holding this hearing.

I appreciate that answer.

We have five well-qualified candidates with impressive resumes being considered today.

The nominations we are considering today provide an excellent opportunity for the United States to continue to work closely with the international community.

I was pleased to see the budget request year quadruples the European Security Initiative to $3.4 billion.

Congress authorized the 'Third Offset' initiative last year to accelerate the fielding of systems that would help counter the technological gains of our adversaries.

It is also very clear that because of the budget box that we have put the Army in, that we are not modernizing at a level necessary to stay ahead of our adversaries the way that we have in the past.

data security is an absolute necessity for [the military], and that, I'm not a believer in back doors or a single technical approach to what is a complex problem.