Thad Cochran: “I am very pleased to join you in welcoming Secretary James, General Welsh, General Grass, and the leaders of the Air…”

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.

We want to know what the priorities are for funding.

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.

This subcommittee will reconvene on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.