The only way we're going to lead that solution is if we are there following through with our commitments to again to our allies in the region.

It sends a very poor signal to our allies, very poor signal to our adversaries.

The President is going to win because that's exactly where he's determined to go.

Good morning. The subcommittee will come to order.

Well, I just want everybody to remember: Our allies were shaken when this was openly discussed in the past, and we don't need to be concerning them again with these kind of discussions.

I want to thank the witnesses for being here today and for your service to our Nation.

I thank my friend and colleague from Georgia for leading this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, I rise to highlight the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is having in east Alabama and across America. After working under an outdated Tax Code…

What I see on the Cyber Command side leads me to believe that if we don't change the dynamic here, that this is going to continue and 2016 won't be viewed as isolated.

This kind of purposeful dodging is unacceptable.

There is never going to be the perfect recovery. But we then need to remember how far we have come.

We should have a space force; we will have a space force.

We're taking steps, but we're probably not doing enough.

We can't keep doing what we have been doing. We have to do something dramatically different, better, more efficient, and more effective.

The American people need to know it, the Congress needs to know, which is why I am glad you are here, about these threats, our vulnerabilities, and how we have to get after this.

I believe that we have to segregate those 5,000 people that Doug Loverro described into a separate service, the space force.

What does the NPR recommend regarding our nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) system?

We are losing around 60,000 Americans a year on prescription pill and heroin overdoses.

Do you believe 6 or 7 percent of our defense budget is an appropriate level of spending for the nation's #1 priority defense mission?

Should we be considering extending the New START Treaty while Russia is violating the INF Treaty?

Wouldn't this be updating and redeploying a capability we used to have?

STRATCOM has been providing foundational space situational awareness data to non-USG entities in accordance with 10USC2274 since 2012.

I agree with that statement wholeheartedly; however, that is not what is reflected in the PB19 budget submission.

Why does the NPR recommend retaining the B83 nuclear gravity bomb?

The NDS highlights a need to continue international collaboration for missile defense.

Isn't it correct that the low-yield SLBM warhead is a simple modification to an existing weapon? Not a new weapon?