I thank the gentlelady. As chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, I rise in support of this amendment, and I don't have any silos in Alabama, although I would like to have some. One of the things I want people to be cognizant of is…

I thank the chairman. I rise in strong opposition to the McCollum amendment. The McCollum amendment would prohibit the Army National Guard from sponsoring and advertising in professional motor sports. This amendment would have a negative…

I never ceased to be amazed in this Chamber. The only time I see my colleagues on the other side of the aisle concerned about fiscal restraint and cutting spending is when it comes to national defense. You know, one of the most…

I thank the chairman. Today I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by my good friend and colleague from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper) as well as my good friend from Washington State. The committee zeroed out these funds because the…

I thank the chairman. I rise in vigorous opposition to Mr. Holt's amendment. At a time when the technical and strategic case for missile defense has never been stronger, the gentleman's amendment would strike bipartisan provisions that…

As chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, I rise in support of H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014. It's important to understand what this bill does and why it deserves our support. For example…

Where is the accountability? From Benghazi to the IRS to the Justice Department monitoring reporter emails, the trust Americans should have in their government is being shaken, and for good reason. It's unfortunate we're spending time and…

Many of us have concluded that promoting information-sharing through the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, CISPA, that he and Representative Ruppersberger have now twice assured through the House with large bipartisan votes…

This hearing of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces will be called to order.

I would like to ask each of you to affirm that you would be willing to cooperate with that advisory committee in its efforts.

I believe that is correct, and shows a consistency of bipartisan practice that this Administration needs to remember.

This past week, I was back in my district, like the other Members were, talking with folks about how Washington is affecting their families. One of the biggest concerns I heard was how ObamaCare could impact their lives. It turns out the…

I appreciate the fact that things will come to a grinding halt if you don't get the money.

What assessments or surveillance are we doing related to aging in the ICBM force?

we want the Administration to understand that your compliance is going to require money.

We will not be providing any of the New START reduction funding, the $75 million requested in fiscal year 2014 budget submission until we get the plan required in the fiscal year 2012 NDAA.

we recently saw senior lawmakers in South Korea calling for South Korea to consider developing its own nuclear weapons.

The President came up with the idea.

I do want to touch on one thing before we leave to vote.

Can you help me understand how the budget request supports technology development to build on the efforts of the Phantom Eye, DPALS, the Army's HELMD, the Navy's LaWS, to deploy missile defenses capable of engaging enemy missiles as the…

While I am pleased that the President adjusted his missile defense strategy to one more closely resembling the plans of the previous administration in recognition of the threat this country faces, I have to say that I continue to be…

Well, it just seems inconsistent, when you look at the threat in North Korea and what is happening with Iran, and China's buildup of their regional capability, that we ought to not be spending less; if anything, should be enhancing our…

I just think that is an area we really need to--and I have talked with Admiral Syring about that--I think we really need to focus a lot more on that.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our witnesses for being here today and investing their time in preparing their written and oral statements.

I am concerned about Secretary Kerry's comments to the Chinese while in that country. He said to the Chinese that if they would help rein in North Korea and their behavior that it could have a quid pro quo of withdrawal of some of the U.S…