Thank you, and I thank the Chairwoman's leadership in the wildfire issue.

We have to get this right, and this is a very specialized area of the law.

I was one of the handful of House Members who voted against that bill.

I have continuing concerns about the changes that we are contemplating to patent law.

$1.5 million does not go far enough, that is for sure.

Our country has a responsibility to meet our obligations under the compact with Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.

Your attention to the unique needs in Hawaii is appreciated.

The national security of our country is greatly dependent on the implantation of energy security efforts.

The United States seeks to preserve peace and stability, and maintain our strategic advantage in an area that is critically important to America's political, economic, and security interests.

Obviously, that needs to continue, because our cyber capability is something that is going to be an ongoing effort.

the prospects for improved defense cooperation between Japan and Korea have increased.