I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today how this money will be spent wisely.
I want to thank Chairman Levin and Ranking Member McCain for their acquisition reform bill.
I am also encouraged with many--not all, but certainly many--of Secretary Gates' strong recommendations.
Just to follow up directly on that, Mr. Secretary, in general, what would be your bottom line on this in terms of, what ...
I just want to make sure we do it right and don't set deadlines or timetables or goals with PR in mind, versus substance...
I don't care what the current START says. You can sign a new treaty that's the same as the old one, with one comma missi...
Secretary Gates has said that, without testing, it will, 'become impossible to keep extending the life of our arsenal.'
I was just suggesting, earlier, that logically it seems pretty clear to me we shouldn't finish a new START before the NP...
Under the leadership of Chairman Levin and Ranking Member McCain, this committee broadly recognized those problems.
Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, for the opportunity to discuss this proposed budget and delve into some of the majo...
In the words of Harvard Economics Professor Robert Stavins, we have come to the inescapable conclusion that the economic...