This Trump tax on flood insurance would increase the cost of flood insurance for all policyholders, rich or poor, and do nothing to minimize flood risk.

These are public goods that should be paid for.

I am not against private sector insurance, but there would be real costs to simply turning over the Federal program to the private sector.

Congress should not cut funding for vital security or raise premiums on homeowners just to help bail him out on his very bad idea.

The administration is seeking a significant reduction in the State Department and USAID budgets.

Diplomacy and development are critical for alleviating the very conditions that contribute to the security challenges that SOCOM confronts every single day.

I rise today to urge my colleagues to reject this resolution to roll back accountability for the billions of dollars that are sent to States to help educate children. When Congress updated the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in…

You testified that the proposed new nuclear-armed cruise missile, the Long-Range Stand-Off weapon (LRSO), is not destabilizing because it replaces an existing weapon system.

We need to have a secure and reliable NC3 capability, which is why I agree that NC3 modernization without delay should be a top priority.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have raised the idea of extending the New START beyond its current end date.

Thank you, General Hyten, for your leadership and for your generosity with your time yesterday visiting my office.

Last week, you indicated that Strategic Command programs have made the world more stable. Do you believe that State Department and other international programs also contribute to international stability?

Recapping our State Department by cutting an already small foreign aid budget makes America less safe, and that is just not smart.

If China was developing a new, stealthy long-range bomber in combination with a stealthy long-range nuclear-armed cruise missile, would the United States consider that development destabilizing?

We cannot carry the development bill on our backs.

Our chances of maintaining future superiority over China would be improved with increased research and development investments.

I think we could make an important difference here.

Yes, additional personnel will be required for the elevation of U.S. Cyber Command.

I just want to note for the record that the Trump administration in its budget blueprint calls for about a 29 percent cut to the State Department.

Funding cuts to agencies that conduct diplomacy and development will make your job as EUCOM Commander easier or more difficult?

Following a Presidential decision to elevate U.S. Cyber Command to a Unified Combatant Command, as the command matures, the Department will continue to evaluate opportunities to train and equip cyber forces in a more efficient and…

making sure that we have every available C-5 seems pretty important to me, not to mention the fact that we have invested a lot of money to upgrade them, and now they are sitting on the ramp.

I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote against the confirmation of Seema Verma to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CMS oversees the administration of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs. These…

Secretary Mattis, will resources for additional assigned mission and personnel be taken from Service budgets or does the Department intend to request additional funding for Cyber Command?

I understand that Qatar needs to do more to fight terrorism in the field.