What are you doing to better assist small- and medium-sized firms in the transition of R&D projects to the defense and commercial marketplace?

I met not too long ago with New Hampshire's High Technology Council and one of the things I heard from the members was their frustration with ITAR and their inability to compete with companies in other parts of the world.

Mr. President, I thank Senators Murray and Mikulski for gathering with us today and all of my colleagues who are here. I am proud to join them. Tomorrow we expect to vote on House proposals to defund Planned Parenthood and the Affordable…

The FDA performs a very critical role. It is a critical regulatory agency that has to have a system that is safe, efficient, consistent, and thorough.

These programs represent good faith efforts to maintain the readiness of the All-Volunteer Force and to help our troops and their families cope with the accumulated strain of a decade at war.

In the healthcare bill that was passed, there is a new tax on medical device companies that is actually, in my view, a tax on innovation.

I am deeply troubled by reports that our nation's leadership in medical technology could be declining as medical device technology companies, due to the review process, are increasingly looking to other countries for approval on innovative…

One of the concerns I have about that tax is that it is not going to allow the development of new research and development and technologies.

We want to be on the cutting edge of making sure that we get the best technology that is not only safe, but the lifesaving products to United States consumers in as fast as possible process while making sure that it is safe.

I want my fishermen to have the opportunity to utilize those satellites that we're going to be spending a lot of money on.

And I wanted to thank you, Dr. Lubchenco, for your testimony.

Sustainable fisheries are in everyone's best interest, and New Hampshire's geographically-limited small fleet has been unable to fish beyond the closed areas established by regulation off the New Hampshire shore.

I can tell you that the fishermen in my state don't feel like this is a voluntary process, so to speak, and they also don't like the program and feel that it's basically putting them out of business.

I want to thank all the witnesses who are here, for your testimony and for your leadership, for your service to our country.

I think that's an excellent thing to make it more efficient, in terms of how hiring is done.

I do think that it would be important to have that kind of data as we make these decisions.

If we're going to continue to use the Reserve component as a part of the operational force, that can't be seen just as a wartime-only effort.

The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is, frankly, one of the most important things that we can do.