This hearing reflects the growing need to improve acquisition outcomes through applying the lessons of past acquisition programs--both good and bad.

It is the role of Congress to ensure the American taxpayer dollars are used the most effective way possible to achieve superiority.

The civilian personnel system at DoD too often is slow and overly bureaucratic.

China's Navy continues its explosive growth from more than 370 ships today to 435 by the year 2030.

Unfortunately, we then ran into roadblocks in getting the bills brought to the Senate floor.

It is also the Army, more than any other Service that is providing the lion's share of equipment and training to help Ukraine's own army defeat and defend against Russia's brutal invasion.

I think that has been lost in this debate, that it gives you better capabilities.

the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, is the gold standard, just to get that on the record

I realize that you have a period of time that you can use. But is it accurate that about half of the funding appropriated over the last 3 years is still unobligated?

Thank you very much, Chairman Tester for holding this very important hearing.

The most imminent threat to the U.S. homeland... may well be the reconstituted terrorist factions that have grown since our abandonment of Afghanistan.

I am a very strong supporter of assisting both Ukraine and Israel.

It wasn't the Israelis that started this conflict.

first let me express my appreciation to the Senator from Nebraska. I will ask unanimous consent that a story from the Wall Street Journal on this very issue be printed in the Record. I would note that this story estimates that…

before I suggest the absence of a quorum, I do want to just briefly respond to some of the comments that were made by my distinguished colleague from Kentucky, Senator Rand Paul, earlier. The first is that he is correct that a lot of the…

it has been a long night and a long process, but we are on the verge of clearing the final six appropriations bills for this fiscal year, and that is an important milestone. I want to thank Chair Murray, the members of the Appropriations…

I rise today in support of the final six government funding bills before us. These bipartisan, bicameral bills are the result of many months of hard work by the Appropriations Committees in both the Senate and the House. Let me start by…

I very much appreciate the comments of the Senator from Nebraska. I agree with him that UNRWA cannot be the conduit for humanitarian aid. It is clear that it has been infiltrated by Hamas, and indeed Israeli intelligence indicates that…

I had intended in my remarks to go through each of these bills and point out how critical they are to our communities across America. The chair has done that to some extent, and she has also thanked our great team of appropriators for…

Social isolation and loneliness have been estimated to shorten a person's life span by as many as 15 years.

Social isolation and loneliness have been estimated to shorten a person's life span by as many as 15 years.

the Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act, championed by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), to codify existing authority

Thank you very much, Dr. Cassidy. Dr. Kubik, an issue that we, the panel has not discussed, but which Mrs. Hutchins brought up is the problem of falls among our seniors.

Thank you very much, Dr. Cassidy. Dr. Kubik, an issue that we, the panel has not discussed, but which Mrs. Hutchins brought up is the problem of falls among our seniors.

the Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease Act, championed by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), to codify existing authority