Cory Gardner

We have also seen the expansion of Chinese military operations, the South China Sea expansion.

We have seen increased investment in new military equipment by China, increased arms, armaments, aircraft carriers.

I think under the Obama administration, the Asia pivot or rebalance was a good idea in concept, but what more can we do to actually back that up in law through policy and funding and other opportunities to engage diplomatically not just…

The legislation that I mentioned in my opening statements that Senator Markey, Senator Kaine, and others on the committee are all a part of, the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act, aims at sort of building that long-term strategy into law…

I think we have seen one country use it as a weapon. That is Russia.

But the bottom line is the Secretary does intend to relocate and move out of Washington, DC, to the West the Bureau of Land Management.

In the coming weeks I plan to introduce a bill that would create a good Samaritan pilot project to show that this concept can work.

The fact that WAPA may put this at risk by deciding not to fund these programs is a huge mistake, a huge mistake.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

So we should not be buying software that cannot be updated, firmware that cannot be updated as a matter of general practice.

I am pleased that we are taking the opportunity to do so today.

I encourage all my colleagues to consider supporting these efforts at NIST and other places as well.

So should the Federal Government purchase or acquire software or firmware that cannot be updated?

It is a much better situation when government and industry are working together and everyone is informed.

And the answer is yes, and the government is currently purchasing unsecured devices.

The national parks are a glorious idea, and I think this legacy legislation really proves that we can work together in a way that will benefit Americans for generations to come.

If we don't understand what's going on around the rest of the world in science and technology, we can't really adapt effectively.

I think it is important that we continue to strengthen our research development in science.

The fact is our allies are seeking U.S. opportunities for energy.

So people who are concerned about power bills rising ought to be concerned about raising taxes back to what they were because we would see those cuts in utility bills go away.

I sure don't see any evidence of an emergency here that justifies raising people's power bills along the lines of what you have described.

It is not our intention to bring Kim Jong Un to his knees, but to his senses.

I think, to me personally, it is very worrisome that there is not as much consultations with Tokyo as there should be.

It is very important not to allow those equities to be undercut, because, again, we will not be making ourselves more secure as a result of this agreement if we are undercutting our allies.

It is very important that a couple of points remain in focus on this.