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Mike Dennis Rogers is a former U.S. Representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district, serving from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Rogers held various influential positions in Congress, including Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. During his tenure, he focused on national security and intelligence issues, advocating for policies to strengthen the military and enhance oversight of intelligence operations.
How do we explain or do you think it is reasonable for us to expect the American people to find that acceptable that we go to that extent for 5,500 sailors, but yet we aren't willing to spend money to protect 5 million Americans in either…
Good afternoon. I call this hearing of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee to order.
Russia got the U.S. to agree to unilateral reductions, while Russia is actually building up its nuclear forces under New START.
The INF treaty is the only treaty the U.S. has ratified that has eliminated whole types and classes of nuclear weapons.
Why is Russia developing and deploying a new ground-launched cruise missile in violation of the INF Treaty?
If you believe in arms control, shouldn't you be the most committed to seeing this treaty enforced? To punishing cheating and violations in all forms?
Should the U.S. be concerned about new Russian missiles, like the RS-26 Rubezh, which Russia has tested at intermediate-range, but, Russia is calling an ICBM?
Should we approve those new aircraft and sensors if Russia isn't in compliance?
How long should the U.S. continue to unilaterally be bound by the INF treaty?
If the Administration has decided to call the INF violation a 'violation' does the Administration owe it to the Congress to advise the Congress before it informs Russia?
If the Administration knew about the INF violation since 2008, was it obligated to advise Congress of it at the earliest opportunity?
It's pretty clear that the Russian Federation vehemently dislikes U.S. missile defenses and plans for more missile defenses.
I believe it is critical to our National security that we are able to do this if we are going to have true border security.
So as far as your industry being able to reach out to third-party providers, the only thing--and I could be misinterpreting what you were saying.
So the concerns that Mr. Connell was expressing about providers getting frustrated that they were moving targets as far as criteria, that is no longer an issue?
I would ask, for the record, if you will go back and look and see how much more money you think you would need to cover the balance of the Category X airports.
What is impeding you putting more of these canines into more of the airports beyond the Category X?
There is nothing that compares to the efficacy of these canines, particularly the explosive--the vapor wake canines in detecting explosives.
To get them in airports. There are private folks that do exactly what you are doing inside your own program to breed appropriate bloodlines, train them up, to certify them, and then deploy them, just like you do. Why aren't we seeing those…
I am thrilled to hear you all are embracing the efficacy of these explosive detection canines.
We need to send a signal to these other countries that it is not gonna work.
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