Elizabeth Warren

In other words, we have been helping and helping a lot.

For over 3 years, a Saudi Arabia-led coalition has been bombing Yemen to counter Iranian-backed Houthi militia.

Our technological superiority is not guaranteed in the future. We have to fund these programs today because they are the seed corn for our technological advances in the future.

I hope that is a commitment to make our Guard whole.

I think part of the challenge here is that the Air Force does not seem to have a strategic road map for its fighter force.

The pressure to meet rising operational demand over time caused Commanders, staff and crew to rationalize shortcuts under pressure.

Secretary Spencer, has the Navy conducted an assessment of any kind of the impact of its proposal on marine mammals?

Has the Navy's readiness been compromised in any manner due to the current five-year LOA permitting process required by the MMPA?

Secretary Spencer, what is the overall annual financial cost that the Navy incurs to comply with the current five-year LOA permitting process?

The Navy submitted a proposal to the Committee for the fiscal year 2019 NDAA to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Russia is hellbent on undermining democracy.

We can sit on our hands and let the Russians interfere in our elections, or we can be proactive.

Figuring out how best to tap into that group and make them an ongoing part of our military seems crucial to building and strengthening the kind of fighting force we need.

It's also an interesting point about the kinds of people you may attract, that people, for example, who are in high tech, who are in computing, they learn a lot while they are out, would like to come back, and you'd very much like to have…

I look forward to continuing to work with the FDA to build on its earlier policies to collect better data and to make sure that we have more careful use of antibiotics.

With 2 million people in the United States developing antibiotic resistant infections every year, it is clear that more work needs to be done.

It matters if animals become antibiotic resistant or have antibiotic resistant bacteria, and that that then moves over into humans and threatens humans.

Antibiotic resistance, we know, comes from the overuse of antibiotics, and not just overuse in humans, but overuse in animals.

The FDA's job is to protect public health, and a big part of that is making sure that drugs are safe, that they work.

We could make a common sense change to Social Security survivor benefits.

The Bipartisan Policy Center, a group of both Democrats and Republicans, has recommended restoring eligibility up to age 22.

Until a couple of decades ago, Social Security survivor benefits were available for a child until they were 22, if they were full time students.

One of the ways that we try to take care of kids who have lost a parent is through the Social Security system.

For four out of every 10 women in this group, the cause of death was opioid overdose.

I just want to make sure the Guard does not get the short end of the stick on this one.