I was intrigued, to put it mildly, to hear that you and the other laboratories often are competing with Google and Twitter.

With the B61 life extension, we need both the weapons and the bombers.

The sequester is going to end up costing us money.

whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.

As I understand it, you are working to bring new entrants into the medium and heavy lift launch market while assuring reliable access to space.

Some have suggested there may be a gap in our Homeland defense coverage, particularly the east coast, against a possible future Iranian ICBM threat if we do not move now to build a missile defense site on the east coast.

So there might be more than one trusted agent. You might have some trusted agents.

Sequestration has significantly affected training for B-52 Combat Mission Ready (CMR) crews.

The Air Force nuclear enterprise, sir, remains safe, secure, and effective.

It's all the more important that we maintain a balanced triad.

The reduction constrains AFGSC's operational flexibility to support operations beyond this minimum.

Are you concerned about too many programs carried out at Sandia?

Thank you for that update. You do underline the importance of that jewel of an asset.

We are operating under the illusion it is going to save money.

He was Governor of Maine. He knew that every dollar of taxpayers' funds had to be spent well and with transparency.

I think the President's goal of nonproliferation as a start and then ultimately a world that does not face the threat of nuclear weapons are worthy and important.

Do you all agree that it's essential that before we deploy these 14 additional GBIs that we need to test the system?

Thank you, Senator Fischer.

I did not want to leave the Navy with the impression that they either were forgotten or they were doing a perfect job.

I'm proud to say that Colorado, I believe, is a model in its pursuit of true energy security.

wildfires threaten communities all across my part of the country, the West, but I daresay all around our great country. That is why I am proud to partner with my colleagues, Senators Barrasso, Wyden, Bennet, Merkley, and others from the…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide additional suppression resources to the Forest…

I too rise, as my colleague from Hawaii just did, to speak in support of the Department of Defense and in opposition to the amendment offered by the Senator from Pennsylvania. As has been outlined, this amendment would strike funding for a…

I rise today to talk about the bipartisan UdallCollins flexibility plan, which is designed to help mitigate the damaging effects of the automatic spending cuts our country now faces, commonly called the sequester. If left unchanged, these…

I rise today to introduce legislation recognizing one of Colorado's most historically significant regions--the San Luis Valley. It is no exaggeration to say that the unique history and culture of the region we commonly call `the Valley' is…