It was hard to watch the secretary of state try to walk through that minefield today.

He gets to come out and say anything he wants that happened in that meeting.

Well, absolutely. I think Putin is getting exactly what he wants.

Listen, you hug, Vladimir Putin, you're going to get a knife in the back and that's what worries me.

He is a trained KGB officer. He sees that as a weakness and they are trained to exploit those weakness.

I have been surprised that so many Americans have acted shocked that Russia was meddling in our election.

Good morning. I want to thank Chairman Babin and Ranking Member Bera for their interest and cooperation in organizing this joint hearing to discuss space situational awareness in a whole of government context.

We have a challenge as a nation to try to do a better job of communicating to our young people and their parents that not everybody needs a 4-year degree.

The private sector's facing the same challenge you all are facing, is too many kids are going to college instead of getting these trade skills.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 33, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $24,000,000)''. Page 34, line 21, after…

I thank Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Kaptur and all their subcommittee colleagues for, again, putting together a strong Energy and Water appropriations bill this year. As the chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, I know how…

I claim time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.