I am very concerned with ensuring that our Rebalance to Asia-Pacific is more than just rhetoric.

We have to have ranges that support our ability to use our weapons and to maneuver the force.

I continue to be concerned about the fuel storage tanks at Red Hill on Oahu.

If confirmed, will you work to ensure that all of our computing centers are monitored and resourced under the modernization program to ensure that they all have the capability to provide required outputs?

I believe energy security is a vital component to our overall national security.

Commissioners, when considering a transition to a new choice of commercial health plans, did the commission take into account the complexity and potential disruption dependents may face each time a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) occurs?

What I am still concerned by is: what financial cost can be anticipated for both the dependent and the military when these services are moved to commercial health plans for treatment outside of MTFs?

Did the commission evaluate the feasibility for implementing the robust frequency of financial literacy training you've recommended within the current training schedule of military units?

What plan will be in place to ensure that individuals who can ill afford a disruption in care will not be materially harmed by having to wait to enroll in a new health plan until after they PCS?

So is sequestration going to negatively impact our ability to engage in these military-to-military programs?

I think Senator King also mentioned that we should be looking at the mandatory spending side of things.

I rise today on the important issue of funding the Department of Homeland Security and to urge my colleagues to come together and pass a clean appropriations bill with regard to this agency. The Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, is…