Kay Hagan

Secretary Carter, how will these potential cuts be allocated between DOD in-house activities and outside performers such as at universities and small businesses?

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Cornyn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

There will be up to six rollcall votes beginning tomorrow at 11 a.m. in order to complete action on the Violence Against Women Act. The State of the Union will be tomorrow evening. Senators will gather at 8:20 p.m. in the Chamber to…

Sequestration and hiring freezes will curtail many of these programs, prevent the hiring of successful STEM graduates.

If the sequester were to occur and the CR continues, this is the right thing to do.

Continual hiring to renew scientific and technical staff and broaden expertise is critical to future creativity.

What is the plan to recover from the extremely detrimental effects of the hiring freeze and impacts of sequestration?

the impact of sequestration and a full-year CR would return U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) to fiscal year 2007 spending levels.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 12, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I do wish to congratulate the North Carolina native on his new role as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the time until 2 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees; that following the swearing in of our new Senator I be recognized; and that following my remarks Senator…

I am proud to join my colleagues today in support of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. I do so not just as a Senator but also as the mother of two daughters. This critical legislation has been held up for far too…

We certainly need to take in mind, as I'm sure you do, the safety and security of our Embassy personnel first and foremost.

I chair the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, which does have jurisdiction over DOD's train-and-equip authorities.

if sequestration takes effect, the Navy will cease deployments to South America and the Caribbean

Stopping sequestration from occurring is very important to me.

I think we can all understand that we're not doing enough in the STEM fields in our public education schools around the country now.

We need to work with local authorities and local programs to more effectively tackle this problem.

I think it is important that Congress and the people hear directly from senior leaders like yourself about the impact that this is going to have if it is allowed to continue.

I will vote for his nomination to become our country's next Secretary of Defense.

How would you measure the effectiveness of these efforts?

The number of sexual assault and domestic violence cases reported in the military every year is appalling.

If confirmed, what would you do to ensure that DOD has access to the best and brightest future scientific and technical talent?

The effort to expand female participation in the ANSF is under-resourced and under-prioritized.

They deserve answers from the U.S. Government about who was exposed to the harmful chemicals.