David Perdue

Is the Air Force currently pursuing a JSTARS recap on a faster timeline to ensure that there is not a capability gap?

the lack of a budget and the potential danger of going to a CR [Continuing Resolution] bordered on professional malpractice.

What I am concerned about is we are putting arbitrary constraints on you guys.

The F-15C is nearing the end of its economic service life.

Congress has defrauded the American people. And worse, it has defrauded in my opinion the men and women in uniform for the last 43 years.

America already has the smallest Air Force in history with only 303 combat coded air superiority fighters.

I have a particular concern about what Russia is doing in our hemisphere.

What actions have you taken to ensure the Air Force can achieve a clean audit opinion by the end of fiscal year 2017, as is required by law?

The threats today are probably more dangerous than anytime in my lifetime especially.

Could you confirm to this committee that JSTARS still remains the number 4 acquisition priority for the Air Force?

What is being done to ensure there is not a JSTARS capability gap?

There is some correlation to the North Korean development and Iran and China.

There is every reason to believe that they are going to continue to outpace us with a population that is four times our size.

I am very concerned, as we sit here today, that we are in the middle of a paradigm shift relative to the other super powers.

It suggests that the nuclear weapons are a primary element of their overall national security strategy.

While we must take the necessary actions to counter immediate threats, such as ISIS in Iraq and Syria, we also need to find ways to address these and other root causes of instability if we hope to achieve lasting positive effects in that…

My problem is this, is that China this year will spend $826 billion in equivalent money compared to our $677 billion.

These conclusions are extremely troubling.

Countering this virtual caliphate will require a concerted 'whole-of-government' effort led by the people of the region.

It is an honor to be here before you two gentlemen. Thank you for your great careers and what you are doing for our country today.

In that environment, how do we develop a long-term strategic plan that helps us achieve what the general has said that our mission is?

Today we are in a different world than we were just 10 years ago.

The national debt is the greatest threat to our national security.

absolutely do safe zones in Syria

a post-conflict Syria with the murderous Assad regime at the helm will only serve to fuel extremism and instability in the region.