I understand that. Just shooting down a test missile in general. Experts on North Korea's war plans say that Kim Jong-un would likely respond to United States military action with massive escalation against South Korea, Japan, perhaps even…

We are dealing here with a real threat from a dangerous, unstable nuclear-armed state.

Global climate change will have wide-ranging implications for U.S. national security interests over the foreseeable future because it will aggravate existing problems--such as poverty, social tensions, environmental degradation…

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

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.

Of course, our military is critically important to our security, but we cannot forget that nonmilitary programs are critical enablers of the military to do the jobs that you need to do.

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

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

Your job to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons is powerfully important, and we want to make sure you have the resources you need.

I do hope you will let us know.

I am concerned about the significant reductions to non-DOD departments proposed by the administration.