I want to thank you two, the Chair and Ranking Member, for bringing this forward.

We are in a situation where we have a lot of important hearings here, but I don't know that we are going to have any more important than the topic that we are discussing today.

I am here today to honor Senator David Pryor, a lifelong advocate for Arkansas, who passed away on April 20 at the age of 89. Senator Pryor was a tremendous public servant who dedicated his life to making Arkansas better. His trademark…

Nobody needs to be bullied; everyone needs to be safe, not only Jewish students, but students in general.

Nobody needs to be bullied; everyone needs to be safe, not only Jewish students, but students in general.

You have students that simply are not financially literate when they get out of high school.

You have students that simply are not financially literate when they get out of high school.

I rise today to recognize the founding of the U.S. Army Reserve. On April 23, the Army Reserve will celebrate 116 years of service by our citizen soldiers who stand ready to answer the call to serve, bringing critical skills and…

Nobody needs to be bullied; everyone needs to be safe, not only Jewish students, but students in general.

You have students that simply are not financially literate when they get out of high school.

Secretary Kendall, you continue to emphasize the need for our investments to meet China's escalating military threats head on.

Thank you all for being here, we appreciate your hard work in keeping our Nation safe, but also in keeping--taking care of the men and women that serve, which is so, so very important.

Thank you all for being here. We appreciate the great work that you do ensuring the services not only have the resources to accomplish the mission but also taking care of the men and women that serve and sacrifice and their families.

I want to highlight the domestic availability of ingredients necessary to manufacture smokeless gunpowder including nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and acid production.

This is a family affair, and not only you but your families that for many, many years have been so faithful.

The Defense Industrial Base in Camden, Arkansas, remains at the forefront of critical munitions production for our National defense.

Will you be able to in the next year or two, then be able to give us good data, working with your partners as to the positive effect that this is going to have?

Thank you all for being here, we appreciate your hard work in keeping our Nation safe, but also in keeping--taking care of the men and women that serve, which is so, so very important.

I remain dedicated to working with the Air Force to ensure Ebbing Air National Guard Base... becomes the premier F-35 Pilot Training Center.

This is a family affair, and not only you but your families that for many, many years have been so faithful.

I want to thank my good friend from North Dakota Senator Hoeven for his leadership on this issue. Under normal circumstances, we would have been celebrating the passage of a new farm bill by now. Unfortunately, we are not there yet, and…

I want to highlight the domestic availability of ingredients necessary to manufacture smokeless gunpowder including nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and acid production.

So, it is a win-win; very good.

So, it is a win-win; very good.

The Defense Industrial Base in Camden, Arkansas, remains at the forefront of critical munitions production for our National defense.