China continues its economic and military ascendance asserting power through an all-of-nation long-term strategy.

The systems that comprise NC3 are aging, and they are far too critical to be left to chance.

The Navy needs to stay closely integrated with our innovators, whether they're in government or out of government.

But an Iran without nuclear weapons is at least a lot easier to deal with than an Iran with nuclear weapons.

Russia and the United States still control strategic nuclear arsenals capable of blowing up the world many times over.

the central challenge to United States prosperity and security is the reemergence of long-term strategic competition with countries like Russia and China.

the Iran nuclear agreement has extended the amount of time Iran would need to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon from a few months to about 1 year.

If the Trump administration doesn't fully implement sanctions, then we're not using every tool we can to effectively deter Russia from undermining democracy in the future.

has enhanced the transparency of Iran's nuclear activities.

I am not sure that throwing a small number of U.S. troops in the middle of it is a sustainable, long-term solution.

What message does it send to Vladimir Putin that the United States has not fully implemented sanctions to counter known Russian cyberattacks?

Thank you, General Votel and General Waldhauser, for your work.

I think it's just plain wrong when National Guard officers earn their promotions, serve at a higher level of responsibility for months, and then don't get that rank's pay while they're waiting for Federal recognition of that.

We're frustrated that this administration has not lived up to its responsibility to do something about the Russian cyber action.

I think we're going to have to be systematic about this in order to make sure that they keep everyone safe.

I do not think it is asking too much to expect it to work 100 percent of the time, and if that is not possible, to rethink our overall approach.

The Trump administration's failure to fill major diplomatic posts has damaged our diplomatic readiness, and that makes our military's job harder.

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

Health care has been a particularly hard hit area.

We just passed a significant deadline for the New START, which requires both the United States and Russia to limit the number of deployed nuclear warheads and platforms.

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

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

Puerto Rico has still not recovered.

If we wait until our resupply lines are under threat, it is going to be too late.

I'm really glad to hear that the Army is focused on taking advantage of existing talent and where technological innovation is occurring.