I think that this Internet expansion is so important to our country.

I see this issue of Internet and broadband, the rural electrification issue of this decade.

I think we need to be watching it very, very carefully.

It is incumbent upon us to immediately start to identify new geologic repositories.

I think that is a bad model for solving climate. It is a bad model--it is a bad business model for having efficient nuclear power plants.

Can you meet it? Can you meet it, given the funding that you have received through the omnibus, and meet that 3-year period?

The decision that was made by the Administration through the budget blueprint that essentially pulls back on Yucca...

If nuclear power has a place in our overall energy policy to meet future energy needs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and I firmly believe that it does, then we in Washington need to be doing all that we can to move it forward now.

So far, this Administration has sought to kill Yucca Mountain as a long-term repository for spent nuclear fuel without yet providing an alternative.

Because of your experiences and your knowledge, we take what you say very seriously.

The Active Duty Navy has only had a 39 percent completion rate on the Post Deployment Health Reassessment form.

This has been an excellent hearing.

Today's citizen soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are an indispensable and operational reserve.

The lead U.S. agency for rule-of-law and other governance development initiatives is the Department of State.

The budget proposes transferring Joint Cargo Aircraft purchased by the Army and the mission associated with those aircraft to the Air Force.

It really kind of calls into question in my mind--I am trying to get to the bottom line here--about what we expect of our criminal law enforcement system in a democratic society.

Are you confident that their medical needs are being met after returning from deployment?

I'm pleased to be able to come by and join you in thanking these witnesses for preparing testimony.