I thank the gentleman, and I understand his concern, and I hope he is wrong.

I sincerely hope that the final report and recommendations of this panel are not left on a shelf and ignored, as so many previous reports on this topic.

The Rudman Report said that DOE was 'a dysfunctional bureaucracy incapable of reforming itself.'

The status quo is not working and must not be continued.

I am not sure Secretary Moniz has that. And my question is if we were--could we go back to Mr. Thornberry's comment about could we legislate.

Is the mission of the nuclear security enterprise likely to succeed in the long-term under the current governance structure?

In my opinion, it is prudent for the Missile Defense Agency to complete the environmental impact statements at the four potential U.S. interceptor sites, which will reduce the operational timeline in the event the Nation decides to field a…

I support the additional funding in the GMD program that you've requested for a new redesigned kill vehicle and new investments in discrimination.

I am concerned by Russia's behavior threatening our allies, including the illegal invasion of Ukraine and its violation of the INF treaty.

The missile defense budget request includes $175 million to conclude the Iron Dome agreement with Israel.

I have made it clear to the chairman of the full committee and to our House leadership that it is my number one priority to see sequestration, defense sequestration in particular, rolled back and eliminated.

I support the additional funding of the GMD program that you have requested for a new redesigned kill vehicle and new investments in discrimination.