We have been strong supporters of stress testing from the beginning.

Last year in the omnibus appropriations, a rider was placed that prevents NTIA from spending funds on the transition to an IANA contract before September 30 of this year, 2015.

What happens if that rider is continued?

I support the multistakeholder model of ICANN. As an institution, it represents one in which the Internet's diverse stakeholders can come together and make sure the Internet remains free, open, secure, and a global network.

I assume that one of your reasons would be you want to decentralize distributed authority structure so as to avoid single points of failure, manipulation or capture.

Is the world going to stop revolving if it is extended?

It is a budgetary matter.

Mr. President, it is sometimes said that the work of the staff is little noticed until something goes wrong. Today, I wish to make comments about a member of the staff of the Appropriations Committee for a different reason: the outstanding…

the contract to a multistakeholder entity is a very clear affirmation of the U.S. commitment to a multistakeholder model of Internet governance

Mr. President, many of my colleagues know I have been fighting for years to end the abuse of the H-1B visa program and help disadvantaged U.S. workers who are harmed by that program. Today I wish to draw the attention of my colleagues to a…

I am concerned about the Air Force's commitment to the Asia-Pacific rebalance.

I am particularly concerned about the Pacific Command's vulnerability to cyber attack because, unlike perhaps some other places, PACOM and the Department of Defense's installations and bases throughout the State of Hawaii are basically on…

Without assured access to fuel, you cannot fly your aircraft or power generators at forward-operating bases.

The Air Force can do more to capitalize on the talents of the National Guard and Reserve, particularly when it comes to cybersecurity.

I thought your answer to Senator Kaine's question was definitive in that you worry, as I know the President does, that a large-scale deployment of troops could become recruiting fodder for extremists as our presence in Iraq did over the 10…

If our forces were there taking fire from an ISIL position and needed to advance on that position to eliminate it in order to defend our troops, I assume that that action in that time and space looking like an offensive action would still…

I agree with Senator Boxer, they are straightforward and very helpful.

A lot of attention has been given to this phrase 'enduring,' not as much attention given to the juxtaposition...