So the principal argument against this move to limit or cut off that aid is if we do, the Saudi conduct might be worse.

So you are committing to me a serious and unrelenting commitment to nonproliferation.

Would it be advantageous to our country for us to ratify the U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea?

I consider your command one of the most important, if not the most important, in all of the commands that we have.

I am a strong supporter of the National Park System, a firm believer in its mission to protect and preserve the natural and cultural resources of this nation for the enjoyment of future generations.

Thank you again for your support of S. 2001 and S. 2102 on Acadia, and I really want to express the appreciation of the entire Maine delegation for the work that the Department has done.

We cannot confront this threat, which is a serious one, with a whole of government response when the leader of the government continues to deny that it exists.

I believe that this country needs a clear doctrine: What is a cyber-attack, what is an act of war, what will be the response, what will be the consequences?

We are trying to fight a global battle with our hands tied behind our back.

There is no question--we've got before us the entire intelligence community--that the Russians interfered in the election in 2016, they're continuing to do it, and they're a real imminent threat to our elections in a matter of eight or…

I am sick and tired of going to these hearings, which I've been going to for five years, where everybody talks about cyber-attacks, and our country still does not have a policy or a doctrine or a strategy for dealing with them.

We have to have a doctrine of deterrence. If they strike us in cyber, they are going to be struck back in some way.

But deterrence doesn't work unless the other side knows it.

There's no doubt, as you all have testified today, and it would -- we cannot confront this threat, which is a serious one, with a whole of government response when the leader of the government continues to deny that it exists.

I came in the Chamber just in the middle of a couple of these statements that have been made, and I was confused because I thought we were talking about the tax bill, the bill that went through the Senate in December with no hearings and…

So what am I missing?

I would like from you specific suggestions about what we could do that does not compromise environmental standards but simply reflects greater efficiency in the process and timeliness.

If you get paid by a rate of return on your capital investment, that is--and I am not, this is not a criticism, it is just an economic fact of life--doesn't that encourage building rather than, for example, conserving?

Are you satisfied with the progress you have made on developing this new vehicle, if you will?

the central challenge now facing the United States.

If you have not done it already, I would urge you to do what we did, get a bunch of pilots in a room...

Here is the real question: Do you think we are really going to be able to break down the stovepipes?

we have to ensure that our soldiers are trained and equipped for conflict across the full spectrum of operations.

What are we gaining by discontinuing the A-10?

I want to submit a question for the record about maintenance costs of the F-35.