The hearing will come to order.

If we want to change Cuba, we need to have more contact with Cuba.

The burdens on the smaller institutions should reflect the risks they present.

But they received them in the past?

Why are the employee bonuses a priority over funding other critical missions of the agency?

Unmanned aerial vehicles are an increasingly potent resource on the battlefield.

We cannot afford to assume that the enemy will resemble threats of recent wars.

Let us return to today's aircraft, specifically fourth generation fighter aircraft.

As always, certainly if members have questions, they will submit those for the record, and we would appreciate your response.

Taxpayers have been hit with an increasing number of scams this filing season.

The budget for 2017 would create $3.4 trillion in new taxes, increase spending by $2.5 trillion, and add $6.1 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years.

Your testimony and all other written testimony will be written into the record.

I make the comparison and ask the question to highlight the challenges the Air Force has...

Russia's cooperation with Iran appears to be expanding beyond near-term coordination or operations in Syria.

Could also be understood by subcommittee chairmen.

It is apparent through Russia's actions that their primary objective in Syria is to bolster the Assad regime.

As I understand, the budget tables include no funding for fiscal year 2017. Is that right?

What bearing does that particular characteristic have on the decision that should ultimately hinge on best value to the taxpayer?