Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to the nomination of Ms. Seema Verma to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS. As a $1 trillion agency with oversight over Medicare, Medicaid, and the…

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on Roll Call No. 131. Parliamentary Inquiry

We have to be much, much better prepared for 2018, 2020, and beyond.

we are here today because Russia engaged in unprecedented criminal attacks against the United States by illegally hacking information

This budget request is a start, but I am afraid it is not enough.

Our assistance to partners on the ground is helping them to make steady progress in reclaiming areas of Iraq and Syria once held by ISIS, most notably in Mosul.

Russia's continued support for the Assad regime fuels the country's civil war, enables the abuse and killing of the Syrian population, and allows ISIS to exploit the resulting instability for its own gains.

General Dunford has described the strategy as a 'political-military plan' and a 'whole-of-government approach' requiring important contributions from other non-DOD departments and agencies, most notably the State Department.

I simply want to thank you, gentlemen, for your service and for your testimony today.

The transatlantic relationship is a cornerstone of U.S. national security and the international order established at the end of World War II.

I am concerned, however, about the mixed signals that the current administration seems to be sending regarding the United States commitment to NATO and the willingness to cut a deal with Russia.

If they are able to subvert Ukraine, then that will send shock waves throughout Europe.

The NATO alliance remains strong and is grounded in a shared vision of an integrated and stable Europe rooted in respect for sovereignty and political and economic freedom.

I think I can safely say that we are really not organized to deal with it at this point.

We are thankful to Congress for its funding of our activities there.

The threat environment today is considerably different. The most significant developments are Russia's nuclear modernization and its bellicose threats about its nuclear capability and the significant advancements made by North Korea in its…

Russia and the United States are no longer adversaries, and prospects for military confrontation have declined dramatically.

It is escalate to win, which forces us to escalate to stop them from winning.