Our goal is to simply make this all work the best possible and to create the most confidence.

Like how did we miss this or how did we get in this spot in your opinion?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank Senator Sessions for arranging this hearing and today's witnesses for agreeing to take time from your schedules to testify on a topic that is very important to the subcommittee.

In that regard, I hope today's hearing will help us find out more about what the NNSA is doing to rein in cost growth to ensure the programs remain on track.

I have sat with the families when they did not have jobs and when they did have jobs.

I am proud of our companies in our State, and we have found that our State regulation system has worked pretty well over the years.

How do we empower the moderate Sunnis? Are they the key to making this work?

I support continuing research and development of capabilities that help fill the conventional strike gap with a discernible non-ballistic trajectory, maneuverability for over-flight avoidance, and payload delivery capability.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane in Indiana is involved in a collaborative effort with DARPA and NSA.

It is a staggering and scary statistic.

I want to take a moment to recognize the superior performance of the Navy's nuclear forces.

I have witnessed some of this effort through NSWC Crane in Indiana, and I expect to see our Services working to best leverage each other's research and investments going forward.