Let me repeat that. The White House adviser on science and technology policy testified that there was no real research or verification done on the viability of the administration's approach for the commercial market to sustain America's space future.
Emphasizing the absence of research on the commercial space market.
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In a fiscal environment with 8.5 percent inflation, the Department's budget request equates to a cut to our national defense at a time of unprecedented security risks.
As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.
I'm concerned that replenishment of weapons stocks--particularly Javelins and Stinger missiles--is happening too slowly.
At the same time, North Korea is testing missiles reportedly capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
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