The few individuals who have been assigned to help out victims were treated so poorly.

It is a result of that, so I think we have to continue, you know, to go beyond that.

If I had more money, I would put it into lethality, not bureaucracy.

The Pentagon is complicated enough, we are trying to simplify. This will make it more complex, add more boxes to the organizational chart, and cost more money.

I would continue to be unconvinced of the value of low-yield nuclear weapons as part of our arsenal.

Registered Apprenticeships are a valuable tool in our effort to help more Americans get the skills they need to compete in the modern economy.

I know through my conversations that there is strong bipartisan support for apprenticeships.

According to the briefing slides provided by the Department, those members of the National Guard and Reserve performing Category II active service would receive different rates of Basic Allowance for Housing depending on the duration of…

If a service member were to change from Category I to Category II, would he or she receive official notification of this?

Thank you very much. Thank you to all of you. Your testimony was very helpful.

I think there has been some confusion. And as you are talking about the need to really, you know, focus more on national security needs, of course, and readiness, you know, that raises the question of why we are not trying to really answer…

I appreciate the bipartisanship and the sensibility that I saw during this committee funding resolution process.