I can tell you this is a breach waiting to happen. Or given the numerous vulnerabilities, perhaps a breach has already happened.

I am very interested and actively engaged in a number of STEM initiatives in Massachusetts and through the work of this Committee.

Thank you for the invitation to come and testify about the Revitalize American Manufacturing Innovation Act, otherwise known as RAMI, H.R. 2996.

We should make this in the forefront. We should hold their feet to the fire and make this the absolute hallmark of our negotiations.

I simply point out that our goal in addition to bringing home those who have been persecuted and held hostage, that our goal, as well, more broadly, is to elevate human rights.

I also wanted to recognize Senators Sherrod Brown and Roy Blunt for their introduction of companion legislation in the Senate.

I also want to thank, as I said a moment ago, Mr.--the Ranking Member, Mr. Lipinski, for his leadership on this issue for a long time.

I would imagine that falls very much under USAID's auspices.

these are programs both in Iraq and Afghanistan, my understanding is, that have--they have run into some fairly severe challenges.

Thank you for your service.

Now, all the sanctions on Iran, further, on its abysmal human rights record, over its support for terrorism, which you mentioned, and over its destabilizing activities in places like Syria, those sanctions will all remain in effect.

The purpose was to get to this negotiation. The purpose was to see whether or not diplomacy and avoidance of war could actually deliver the same thing or better than you might be able to get through confrontation.