Throughout his tenure on the court he has demonstrated a surpassing commitment to thoughtful, hardworking rulings upholding the rule of law.

I was surprised by that, because I think the overall goal is, what you've said and we all agree with, that we wanted to maintain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear stockpile.

The NPR stipulates that, in considering life-extension programs, that the full range will be considered and studied, from refurbishment, to reuse, to replacement.

I rise to support the long-delayed nomination of Judge Marisa Demeo for a seat on the DC Superior Court and urge my colleagues to approve her as quickly as possible so she can take her place on this court that is both busy and shorthanded…

Senator Collins and I are quite serious about this review, and we are not intent on legislating unless there is a reason to legislate.

I want to welcome our witnesses here today, each of whom has a critical role to play in helping ensure that this type of failure does not happen again.

I agree with you, Senator McCaskill, in your criticisms of the process. We have made mistakes. We are going to fix them.

I think you are correct, very correct, Senator Kaufman. We are behind, and I think we are addressing that in two ways.

So, when the Iranians, the leadership, the fanatical leadership, chant death to America, it's actually something they've already tragically made happen.

I think what anyone is talking about is, if it becomes necessary to use military force to stop the unacceptable, which is an Iranian nuclear program.

it is unacceptable to us in terms of our security and our values that Iran obtain nuclear weapons.

In the end, the one sure way for Iran to not go nuclear is for its people and government to decide not to go nuclear.

what they're aimed at accomplishing is changing the calculus of a country like Iran, so they see there are more cost and fewer benefits to pursuing a nuclear weapons program.

Thanks to you and Senator McCain for convening this very important hearing.

I agree totally on the last point that all the steps that are occurring now... will be decimated if Iran goes nuclear.

if the sanctions do not work, then we have to be prepared to use military force to stop the unacceptable from happening, which is that Iran become a nuclear power.

I'm going to come back and ask you about Secretary Gates' 80 percent solution idea which seems to respond to some of what all four of you said.

You've answered my question. I was going to ask the question, which you might say is in the extreme, which is whether you're confident that combatant commanders would essentially accept the JSF in the Block 2B configuration.

There has been broad support for the JSF program here in Congress, but the TACAIR shortfalls that the Services are projecting are very unsettling.

It's important to pause for a moment to acknowledge the service, heroism, and professionalism of the American military.

It's quite remarkable how our troops have managed to do as well as they have.

how soon will we know how much the JSF program has breached its baseline estimates?

Good enough. Thank you. I'll follow those developments with some interest and look forward to working with you on them.

Yes, understood. I know, Mr. Duma, the DOT&E did not agree that increment 1 provided an increased operational capability.

I rise today to honor the Center for Excellence in Education, CEE, for launching the first National Lab Skills Symposium. As an honorary member of the board of trustees for the center, I have witnessed firsthand the important work CEE had…