James M. Talent: “The time has come for the government to admit responsibility for failure to protect our nation's blood supply.”

I think the top-level political authority, which you all represent, what is it you want the outcome of this to be and why?

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…

I could not agree more with what Michele was saying about we need a whole-of-government approach to these competitions.

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.