I also think it is very important that we also buttress our NATO support for the Baltics as well in all of this.

I would also ask you to commit to this committee that you will take with the utmost seriousness... that you will not allow the release of someone that you think could reengage in terrorism.

I want to thank you, Dr. Carter, for all your service to the Nation and your willingness to serve again.

I would ask you to tell us and to make a commitment to this committee that you will not succumb to any pressure by this administration to increase the pace of transfers from Guantanamo.

I think all of us are looking forward to working with you in this new position, and I look forward to enthusiastically supporting you.

I appreciate the comments that you made that you are inclined to support lethal aid to Ukraine.

We know that at least 107 terrorists who were formerly detained at Guantanamo and then released have been confirmed of reengaging in terrorism.

Iran has the blood of American soldiers on its hands for the explosive materials that they provided to the Shia militias in Iraq.

the significant impact that they are having on this country and our citizens it is a very complex issue

if we cannot capitalize on what we know because we have certain boundaries that we can work in, they do not want us working the interior patrols, then we are always going to be hindered by this.

This really can be a huge security vulnerability for the Nation for a larger attack.

New Hampshire has had a 60 percent increase in heroin drug deaths. It is devastating.

It strikes me as we think about this idea of, one of our challenges which I mentioned to the earlier panel on this foreign fighter issue, it is not just a matter of ingress and egress.

Ultimately it is going to come down to information sharing.

I want to again thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for holding this important hearing.

I believe these statements and data clearly illustrate that Part D has been a success.

There's a perception that it is the military's responsibility to fix the problem. Problems are not fixed by militaries.

we are still seeing under your budget a doubling of health care costs--and by the way, driven by a lot of things, but one is Obamacare