I'm concerned that we're locked into a plan that may not make any sense anymore logistically.

good spectrum policy requires both licensed and unlicensed spectrum.

This is, I think, squarely the jurisdiction of the expert agency.

I think we all agree on the objectives of the FCC.

I think I am taking that as a no, which is to say that I think--Mr.

I think the budget caps are shortsighted. I strongly believe that we should adjust all the caps to enable critical investments in our aging infrastructure, research and development, small business, defense, and intelligence.

Well, I want to appreciate General Brooks as well for his leadership, and 'More faces and more places with less bases' I know is his saying.

Congress can help by authorizing a new Base Realignment and Closure round.

I think a casual observer might get the mistaken impression that this is a problem that is primarily a Navy and Marine Corps' issue.

I want to understand how you see aquaculture fitting into that because on a sort of common sense level, to the degree and extent that recognizing that different regions have different concerns regarding aquaculture, that this seems to be a…

Do you need any clarification from the Congress in terms of this optimum or maximum yield question when it comes to aquaculture?

I think even if we are able to fund this supplemental, and I anticipate that we will be, the vector-control piece has to be at least partly funded by State and local governments.

I rise to join my colleagues in condemning North Korea's belligerence in East Asia. For decades North Korea has starved its people, sponsored criminal misconduct and cyber attacks, and bullied South Korea. In the last month it has violated…

What we need from CDC is for you to communicate through our U.S. Senators, our Members of Congress, our Governors, what it is that is required.

I don't think there is really any doubt that we ought to fund the supplemental as quickly as we can.

This is going to be a political decision. This is going to be an appropriations decision.

I ask unanimous consent that Henry Schliefer, Justin Brown, Justin Hoffman, Michael George, Rebecca Gilbert, and Scott Richards, fellows in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this session in Congress. The PRESIDING…

Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr. at PACOM has spoken about the need for advanced weapons systems to defeat our potential adversaries and to operate in a contested environment.

I agree that our lead in the area of air superiority is shrinking and that our adversaries are developing increasingly sophisticated and in some cases superior systems.

The Air Force is breaking ground on a project this year at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam that will use utility-scale clean power.

Energy assurance is therefore critical for the Air Force in a different way.

Given the Importance of the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific to the Joint Force, do you think the Air Force is sufficiently investing in the cyber capabilities it needs to protect our forces from the threats we face from potential competitors…

Being a citizen today means being connected to the Internet.

The Universal Service program was created to make sure that all Americans have the security and the opportunities that come with being connected.

It is, therefore, critical that we use it wisely to reach the most people possible.