I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn), the vice chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee.

Last year, Secretary Hagel provided a report... assessing the requirements for plutonium pit manufacturing.

Why did the Administration choose to remain with the triad--explicitly rejecting the elimination of one or more legs of the triad?

Did the Nuclear Posture Review and its related implementation study examine in detail various options for the structure of U.S. nuclear forces, including a dyad and potential monad?

President Obama's Nuclear Employment Guidance rejects the notion of de-alerting U.S. nuclear forces while continuing to examine options to reduce the role of 'Launch under Attack' in U.S. planning.

at a tipping point where we not only need to continue to build on the defensive capability, but we have got to broaden our capabilities

In my opinion, this Managed Inclusion program is a reckless practice to take people who have not been through the proper vetting...

How is the shutdown at WIPP sending ripple effects across the NNSA and DOE-EM complex?

Absent this funding, will costs increase in the long-term for either NNSA or the Navy?

The President has made clear that he will not accept a budget that reverses our progress by locking in sequestration going forward.

Please update us on the status of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico subsequent to the events early last year that caused a radiation release and shutdown of the facility's underground operations.

How is NNSA holding the people and organizations responsible for this incident accountable?

Congress can and will continue to provide guidance, direction, and momentum.

Can you assure us NNSA can defend against all of these threats and prevent the escape of sensitive information?

This is the correct priority, but we must remember that fulfilling the nuclear deterrence mission is the shared responsibility of both DOD and DOE.

Many of the Mies/Augustine recommendations align with similar efforts this committee has undertaken in the past: reducing transactional oversight, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and improving cost estimation and program management.

The CFTC must not arbitrarily change the swap dealer registration de minimis level without a formal rulemaking process.

Unfortunately, the CFTC's first shot at the 'special entity' rule contained onerous restrictions on ordinary risk management activities.

If not corrected, the regulation of these transactions will have the effect of increasing companies' costs of doing business.

Let us not punish market participants who played no role in the financial crisis.

Fortunately, in September of last year, the Commission finalized a rule change that recognized Congressional concern.

We should not be further squeezing American agriculture and manufacturing with increased costs of complying with rules such as 1.35, if we can avoid it.

What happens to NNSA's programs if you are hit with sequestration in FY16?

What goes on at this facility and why does the budget request include funding for recapitalization of the Spent Fuel Handling facility out there?

There has been quite a bit of media reporting on the possibility of deploying missile defense assets to South Korea and Japan and China's objections to this.