To defeat ISIL, do you believe we need a more robust ground presence?

Secretary Mattis presented a classified plan to the White House to defeat ISIL, as requested by President Trump in an Executive Order earlier this year.

I led a bipartisan letter to Secretary Mattis urging him to do everything in his power to expedite the fielding of new helicopters.

Would the American people be well served by more information about this threat so that they do appreciate what the facts are?

Admiral Tidd, what percentage of Hezbollah fundraising is derived from drug trafficking and what are the other major sources of profit?

If the Russians are aiding and abetting them, why should the American people be denied that information?

You do need to directly.

If there is any slippage, will you commit to reporting to this committee as soon as there is any indication--I mean, any indication--that that schedule may at all be delayed again?

How does Russia's violation of the INF Treaty impact efforts to renew New START?

I want to ask about the F-35s, which are on the unfunded priorities list. I believe there are 24 of them.

Russia is expanding its capabilities in the arctic, the largest since the end of the Cold War.

I agree strongly that the CH-53E, as you say in your testimony, should be replaced, not extended.

Right now, our policy of deterrence is in my view an abject failure.

I know you have been asked this question before. In fact, you were asked when you last testified here. You said that tools like sanctions can be an effective option.

Israel is an extremely close ally of ours, a special ally.

I have written a bipartisan letter along with a number of my colleagues to the appropriators, asking for an additional $327 million to fully fund the 60 helicopters that are necessary to reach the state of readiness for our National Guard…

Much more aggressive not only sanctions but warnings and actions against their partners in this effort, most prominently the Russians.

Russia has deployed two brigades of ground-launched cruise missiles that United States officials say violate the INF Treaty.

How are we going to get to 60 F-35As per year when you continue delaying production increases?

What are you doing to address the threat--including Hezbollah's terrorist activities, money laundering, and drug trafficking?

But when we complain about the Iranians--and all of us probably in this room would agree with you that they are the major destabilizing influence in that area--we are talking as much about the Russians as we are about the Iranians.

I want to focus on Iran.

United States forces in Syria are authorized to operate to train, assist, and advise coalition partners to defeat ISIL.

The arms deal with Saudi Arabia was designed to augment the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's ability to protect its borders and counter terrorist threats.

A number of your colleagues, heads of services, have said that the greatest threat or perhaps one of the greatest threats, if not the greatest threat, to our Nation is cyber.