I strongly believe that environmental policy and resource management should account for site- and situation-specific factors.

In Nebraska, we are very serious about our environmental stewardship and our conservation management.

Unfortunately, it seems EPA has preferred to pursue a top-down, command-and-control, Federal approach to addressing environmental and conservation issues.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Overlooking this fact and dogmatically pursuing the reduction of U.S. nuclear forces... will lead to a lack of confidence in U.S. nuclear security guarantees.

The American military is the most advanced and effective fighting force in the world.

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

What was made abundantly clear from their testimony is that this country and our partners are facing a global security environment that is as complex and daunting as any time in our history.

Thus far, our defense-first policies have failed to deter hostile actors from attacking the United States in cyber space.

I happen to believe that we need to make sure that the funding and the programs need to be focused on our warfighters.

the threat of cyber attack has become the top security threat facing the Nation, overtaking the threat of terrorism.

I worry that our strategy to confront these threats is struggling to keep pace.

Some observers have criticized the United States because they think we are in too many places.

As you have stated previously, Admiral McRaven, there is no such thing as a local problem.

I appreciate the innovative structures our military employs to conduct cutting-edge research.

We must sustain our investment in the next generation of technologies to maintain our technological superiority and stay ahead of these developing threats.

As we prioritize our scarce defense resources, it is critical that we continue to invest in advanced research and potentially game-changing technologies.

Well, it has hit.