Mr. President, I have 7 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Mr. President, I returned last week from the Middle East, where several colleagues and I spent the weekend meeting with leaders and security officials in Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel. As usual, the men and women who assisted us were…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding rule XXII, all postcloture time on Executive Calendar No. 1, the Montenegro treaty, be expired; that all pending amendments be withdrawn, the resolution of ratification be…

Lieutenant General Bunch, is JSTARS recap vulnerable to delay should Congress fail to pass a Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017?

Cold weather mountainous training in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, which I strongly support.

the Army is, quote, outranged, outgunned, and outdated.

Senator Cotton, do you agree that JSTARS Recap is a top modernization priority and that further delay has a negative impact on COCOM requirements?

Congress has done no small part to hamstring the Army over the last 5 years due to the Budget Control Act and sequestration and the stop and start nature of our appropriations process.

soldiers and commanders, quote, did not consider it to be very helpful. End quote.

Does the Army need a modernization command, unity of effort, agility to stay ahead of the threat and innovation?

At the very moment when the dangers to our country are increasing, the Air Force's capacity, readiness, and capabilities are decreasing.