threats in the cyber domain pose a serious threat to our decisive logistics advantage.

I believe we need a fully funded State Department complemented by a fully funded Defense Department.

If you agree with the rationale I just described, will you work with me to help make Navy ROTC at the University of Hawaii a reality?

I would think that a 25 percent cut to the State Department would make it a lot harder for you to work with your partners.

I'd like to have your commitment that we will continue to focus on the need to modernize and increase the capacity and capability of our people at the shipyards.

The current allocation of United States military force on the continent is sufficient to enable our African partners to contain most VEO threats.

We also cannot forget about Russia. The Kremlin now claims a new class of hypersonic glide vehicle under development that will allow Russia strategic missiles to penetrate our missile defense systems.

I am concerned of threats in the Pacific region that could disrupt fuel delivery or electricity supplies.

I applaud DOD's commitment to defending the Homeland from ballistic missiles.

China's provocative and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea continue unabated.

There's no question that we're now in a period of great-power competition with China and Russia.

China's historically unprecedented economic development has enabled an impressive military buildup that could soon challenge the United States across almost all domains.