James M. Talent: “I want to say, as I listened when I was in the chair, I appreciated his eloquence on behalf of the bill. ... I heard him…”

The foundation of U.S. military power is the quality and morale of the men and women who have chosen to serve the Nation--in and out of uniform.

But it is really important because the impact of the next 8 to 10 years, particularly in that theater, if they are able--I don't have to tell you all--to operationalize hypersonics, we have trouble because our missile defenses go out the…

We can't take the strength and the quality of our servicemen and women for granted.

I am concerned that this is real and that they are, the latest developments are reflective of what is actually happening and that they may be well ahead of us.