The judiciary's fiscal year 2016 budget request of $7.0 billion in discretionary appropriations reflects a 3.9 percent increase above fiscal year 2015.

today I want to comment on the recent election in Israel and the Obama administration's outrageous reaction to it. Two days ago Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud Party won a decisive victory in the Israel election. For myself and…

this is an important subject. For many, it is a matter of life and death. So I am pleased that we are taking up this bill so early in the session. The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act can save lives, it can restore dignity to the…

In the post-Cold War era, as the information technology revolution has taken over, we have to rethink the wisdom of trying to create these systems in the Federal Government rather than using commercially available, off-the-shelf systems.

We need to be careful, that the message that we are sending is anything but that which would become a combat multiplier.

What concerns should we have about what our capability is in the eastern part of Europe given what is going on in the Ukraine and the potential for Russia to step up more of this aggressive nature that they seem to be playing?

The U.S. Air Force is unquestionably the best and the most globally engaged air force on the planet.

The Air Force simply has not been resourced to achieve required munitions inventory levels.

Thank you, Senator Manchin, for filling in for me while I was absent.

General Wolters, the Air Force has experienced a chronic shortage of fighter pilots, currently forecasted as increasing to nearly 500 pilots by fiscal year 2020.

Our fiscal year 2016 budget takes steps to balance the many challenges we face in capacity, capability, and readiness.

Thank you. Just for the record, if we can get an update on that for my staff and the committee staff.

General Holmes, when will Congress see your detailed plan for retirement of KC-135 aircraft as you start transitioning to the KC-46A?

General Holmes, the Air Force is planning to soon ramp up the delivery of a total of 176 KC-46A tanker aircraft as replacements for your aging KC-135 fleet, and will require a replacement plan for your current tanker fleet.

I apologize. I do not know if this is better directed towards General Williamson or the G-3s. Can we get an update on where these operational needs statements responses stand?

This approach, keeping sequestration in effect for fiscal year 2016, plusing up OCO spending, not good, better than nothing.

I have serious reservations, as does Senator McCain and many other Senators, about the plans to stop using the A-10.

Okay. Well, I mean, the National Assessment Group says that Palantir, the commercial system we are talking about, meets all requirements for advanced analytics.