I am wondering if the National Flood Insurance Program should perhaps take a look at either increasing the total amount of structure coverage.

The reality is that we cannot go to war without women anymore, can we?

We also have seen a disturbing trend in recent years whereby some of our trading partners have ignored their international commitments, particularly with respect to intellectual property protection.

I cannot emphasize enough, representing a State where agriculture is our number-one industry, that agricultural trade must be at or near the top of your trade agenda.

Senators Wicker and Booker formed a team to reauthorize rail safety programs.

Senator Fischer was key to the reforms in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The Commerce Committee's work accounted for almost half of the 500 or so pages in that final bill.

I agree with you that the reauthorization is critical and that it should be timely and that it should be one that runs over a period of years.

Helping our companies expand their ability to compete and tap into foreign markets, as I said earlier, is critical.

The more we make flood insurance to be a normal insurance product, something that people just get or their insurance agent asks them, 'Do you want this?' we are going to get more people covered.

I believe the deterrence value of long-range strike to hold targets at risk, targets that are quickly becoming harder and harder to access.

It is clear the world is not any safer now than it was in 2014.

Cyber capabilities are critical when it comes to your operations as well.

Is the decision to not fulfill the UON a fiscal one?

I think we should explore all of that because more capability against the threats we face is what is needed in the Pacific Command.

Would you agree that this UON should be updated to reflect these changing conditions?

Our ability to project military power is increasingly tied to our commercial air segment, blurring the lines between military and nonmilitary organizations required for national defense.

One recommendation was that the Secretary of Defense direct you to conduct an annual assessment of the cyber resilience of the U.S. nuclear deterrent.