Thad Cochran: “I think given the effort that students, Active Duty servicemembers make to be students, interrupting those benefits…”

We appreciate very much your leadership in the research effort and we commend you and those who work with you for helping make sure we have what we need in order to make our nation safe and secure.

If we go back in sequestration, what affect would it have on the Corps of Engineers, Mr. Speer?

I understand that the Army's unfunded requirements list includes a $3.1 billion increase in end strength beyond the fiscal year 2017 NDAA mandate.

I am concerned that the 22 percent funding cut proposed for NIH could negatively affect longstanding research endeavors.