Roger Wicker

It just seems to me that we are more and more a society that believes in choices.

Those are districts I would not send my children to.

I have had an urgent and compelling need since 1996 in terms of speed, range, and payload . . . the UH-1 does not meet the need. How much longer are we willing to wait and take this risk?

I am eager to hear today from our witnesses on some of the important issues facing the nuclear industry.

The Government--at EPA and NRC--is trying to regulate the nuclear energy industry out of business, just like it's trying to do with every other industry.

Not a single voice has been raised on either side of the dais today in support of what this Congress enacted.

I appreciate your starting out at the outset saying that this CPI-Minus-1 was wrong and it needs to be fixed.

A real important hearing and I appreciate your calling it, Mr. Chairman.

I think it was clear. I think it's clear on the rest of them, too.

It reminds me of sequestration.

It seems to me it ought to be made clear.

I think we should be able to talk openly about climate science issues, such as the link between climate change and human activity.

In Federalist Number 47, James Madison stated there can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person or body of magistrates.

I hope we can discuss the various views in this room and in this country with respect.

I urge all stakeholders to work in a collaborative fashion, and I urge industry officials, public safety professionals, and regulators to work together.

It is critical that when a 911 call is placed, first responders know precisely where the call is coming from.

Americans' right to dependable 911 service in times of emergency is a top priority. Lives absolutely depend on it.

I hope you will come back to us and tell us we're not getting it right and that something needs to be done.

Your testimony before the committee today, your best judgment to Congress, is that the numbers that we project for 2015 will be adequate to provide security during that calendar year; is that correct?

I just implore the leadership of this Congress to do whatever's necessary to get these bills on the President's desk in a timely manner.

Would it help you as the next Commandant if we would go ahead and get these bills on the President's desk for his signature before the end of the fiscal year?

What's your assessment of the risk to the Marine Corps and our troops' ability to execute objectives around the world, and particularly the Asia-Pacific, if we do not get that number right?

Do we need that 12th LPD?

There would be a cost to the taxpayers of transporting some of this equipment back that's not going to be necessary for us to be successful in the long haul.

Hopefully, we're going to try to continue to be successful in Afghanistan.