Roger Wicker

They are not talking about smog or carbon particles in the air, they are talking about CO2, carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide doesn't cause lung disease in children or asthma. Carbon dioxide hasn't been shown to cause children to miss school.

When we use the term dirty carbon pollution, we are talking about nothing other than carbon dioxide.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to be recorded as voting aye.

If we tell you what to do, you will do it.

Well, we will put that to a vote, and I think we will get a nice show of hands there.

Thank you to the panelists. We are shuttling back and forth between various committees today.

Given sequestration's impending return a little more than two months from now, we must acknowledge that the world is more dangerous today than it was in 2013.

Without increased shipbuilding funding in fiscal year 2021 and beyond, the Ohio Replacement Program will consume the majority of the Navy's annual shipbuilding budget, costing the equivalent of 2-3 ships per year.

It is absolutely critical for the Nation to replace the Ohio-class submarines.

I would say--it's fair to say they remember, not too long ago, when there was a different dynamic in that area, and they appreciate the Marines being there with them and the United States being there with them.

I want to thank the Marine Corps for making the case for the amphibs, and particularly the 12th LPD.

We've had discussion about Russia and the seriousness of the Russian threat, as well as the more immediate threat of ISIS.

I think we can acknowledge that the National Guard is a very integral part of what your mission will be.

I think it is unfortunate that policy fights and distrust between the Guard and Active Army have become prevalent over the past five years.

Making these irreversible force structure changes to the Guard before we have had a chance to see what the Commission has to say about ARI would not be advisable and does not make sense to me.

Sequestration presents serious risk to executing the military aspects of the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific.

Funding to sequester levels removes flexibility to respond to emergent challenges.

The world is more dangerous today than it was in 2013.

For too long, Europe has relied on the American taxpayer for their security.

Can you highlight to this committee the steps the Department of Defense (DOD) should take to send a credible message to Russia about our red-lines in Eastern Europe?

It's outrageous that this month's transfer of 100 armored Humvees to the Ukrainians took over one year to process due to bureaucratic delays at DOD and State?

Would you agree with me that the United States not providing defensive arms to Ukraine could send a message to Putin about a lack of resolve on Ukraine from the administration?

Under article 4 of NATO, in my view it would be absolutely unacceptable.

Zbigniew Brzezinski spoke to this committee earlier this year and said we need to create a trip wire in the Baltics.