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This cyber threat has been labeled by many in the security business and in our national security and military as the number one threat to the United States.

General Dempsey, in 2007, Congress passed a DOD-sponsored proposal that increased retirement benefits for three- and four-star generals and admirals.

Is there an upper limit like on the personnel costs?

We continue to need to do a better job of assessing the mental well-being of our servicemembers every year for every servicemember regardless of whether deployed or not.

You in previous hearings here had mentioned about the possibility or the use of off-base mental health assistance as well.

With that 4 percent, how modern will that allow the Marine Corps to be in about 10 years if it continued at that rate?

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Providing the security is the number-one priority, but finding the funds to do so--maybe the chairman has a better idea.

I guess what you need is a plan B just in case.

The first one isn't even implemented yet, and now they are asking for more?

America's regulatory system should be designed to achieve the greatest good at the least cost.

It will require bipartisanship, but it can be done because there does seem to be a consensus that it needs to be done.

I think there is probably a consensus that tax reform, regulatory reform, fiscal reform, including entitlement reform, are the three big issues for things Congress ought to deal with.

The statistics are pretty compelling, particularly as it impacts on small business.

My colleague, Senator Dan Coats, and I have introduced the Sound Regulation Act to improve the regulatory process through better analysis.

I just hope we can bring this home and put it into practice.

I believe that all Members of Congress in both chambers and both parties can ascribe to this goal.

Safety and security must not come at the cost of stagnation, unemployment and lower incomes that rob from the middle class.