Roger Wicker

Do you acknowledge that the Earth's climate has been changing up and down for tens of thousands of years?

Although these regulations would have a dubious effect on changing the climate, I am fearful the rules would have a negative impact on the livelihood of all energy users.

As we discuss the impact of climate on farming, fishing, forestry, and hunting, we must not neglect the effects that draconian climate regulations would have on these industries.

The President's goal, the amount of carbon dioxide we will save, China makes up with additional emissions in only 18 months.

Yesterday, as part of the President's climate action plan, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy announced a new set of rules to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants.

MAP-21 consolidated a number of the programs that local units of government could access for funds.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

And ideally, inflation should increase to 2 percent, and that would be a better result as far as you are concerned?

Okay. And Senator Klobuchar said she saw no sign of a rise in inflation for the foreseeable future. You do not agree with that.

This has been very enlightening.

I appreciate the fact that you're not here speaking for the Department of the Army in that respect.

It just seems to me that we have an opportunity to leave this place stable, a place that will not be a haven for terrorists, and to walk away with some degree of success.

I think we have an opportunity to turn this into a defeat if we make that decision collectively as a body politic.

There seems to be a feeling out there among the American people that somewhere along the line we made a tragic mistake and that this somehow has become a disaster.

We went into Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks of September 11, and I would remind my fellow citizens and my colleagues, we went in virtually unanimously.

There's a debate in this town about what our presence looks like after the end of this year.

I'm relieved to know they were correct, although they're disturbing. Now what are we going to have to do without if that doesn't change, sir?

It's not desirable to go to 450,000 by 2017, but we can do it; is that your testimony?

Accordingly, the Army's budget request for investment accounts, procurement, research, development, test, and evaluation is $20.1 billion or 17 percent of the Army's total budget.

The Army's fiscal year 2015 budget request for $120.5 billion represents the fifth straight year the Army has budgeted for an amount that was lower than the previous year.

If we've learned anything about assumptions regarding national security and ground forces, it's usually that they are wrong.

I think I will take another round because I have to go.

Could you quantify how much one cancellation costs us?

That hurts us in trying to reduce the cost each year, does it not?

Netherlands originally committed to buying 80 airplanes. Now they are committed to only buying 37.