The Rudman Report explained that this term, 'semi-autonomous,' would mean that the agency would be 'strictly segregated from the rest of the department.'

The budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2015 includes a proposal that MDA assume responsibility as the technical authority for Integrated Air and Missile Defense programs.

Why does Russia deploy missile defense? Why does it have a nuclear-armed missile defense?

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

Is it important Poland buy an interoperable NATO system as it considers such a procurement for its air and missile defense tender?

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…

When this President was elected he promised to reset with Russia, suggesting that the previous administration was to blame for a negative relationship with Russia as well as the rising of the seas and various other straw men.

According to the GAO, "although the dates MDA plans to declare technical capability for EPAA have not changed..."

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

It appears the fiscal year 2014 budget request cuts your directed energy budget to approximately $13 million. Can you tell me, is this a sufficient budget request in your opinion?

What would you worry about if Turkey acquired a Chinese missile defense system?

Do you support this initiative? What countries are the principal threats?

We simply cannot allow Vladimir Putin to continue to think he can get away with whatever he wants without consequences.

Have you been briefed on Russia's missile defense capabilities? Do you believe Russia intends for them be used against U.S. missiles?

I very much support directed energy and I support what Mr.

From a policy perspective, can you please help me understand why we deploy missile defenses to protect our aircraft carriers from Chinese ballistic missiles but we do not deploy missile defenses to protect our cities from Chinese nuclear…

Weakness is a choice. I choose peace through strength.

The National Missile Defense Policy Act of 1999 requires that we deploy national missile defenses capable of defending the United States from 'accidental or unauthorized' ballistic missile attack.

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

Two administrations, including the current one, supported forward-deployed missile defense sites in Poland to provide added and needed protection of the homeland.

Are we making sufficient investments to pay for life-cycle maintenance and aging and reliability for this 10-year-old system, which, as you know, was deployed with a 20-year design life?

We see increasing signs of Putinist intervention in Estonia and Georgia.

I support the additional funding of the GMD program that you have 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.