Deb Fischer

What I hear across my State, what you heard on Monday, is, 'It is about time.'

So, this disproportionate economic hardship is the critical factor in determining whether a small refinery is awarded an exemption.

If nominated, how would you ensure your work maintains that balance between shippers and railroads at the STB?

The DIGIT Act, which is bipartisan legislation on the Internet of Things, has passed the Senate, and I hope it's going to be enacted soon.

We have to ensure that there is enough spectrum that's going to be available to deploy those 5G networks

Should Facebook users be able to access a complete set of their respective personal data?

Thank you, Chairman Collins and Ranking Member Casey, for holding this important hearing and for your leadership on this issue and on the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act.

I still remain astounded at the time and the money that has been spent on a single permit.

It is the Omaha district that has caused the problem, and, as Senator Inhofe said, it is the people, the taxpayers that are being punished.

It does not expire until 2022, and many of us here know that and will continue to bring that to everyone's attention.

We will continue to advocate to the President on that situation.

I would echo Senator Ernst's words to you just a few minutes ago about the Secretary's commitment that he gave to her.

It is imperative that we provide them the necessary tools and technology that allows them to provide for their families and to protect their livelihood.

This Nation owes you both a deep debt of gratitude for your four decades of military service.

The hearing will come to order.

The full scope of a Facebook user's activity can paint a very personal picture.

To provide the required strategic vision needed to inform critical warhead modernization investments, the DOD and DOE Nuclear Weapons Council approved a strategic plan.

General Rand, we have low-yield nuclear weapons in our triad's airborne leg; how is the development of advanced air defenses impacting our ability to hold targets at risk with these weapons?

The AOA will presumably analyze alternatives related to the missile body and the platform, but the SLCM will also require a warhead.

Dr. Soofer, please provide an anticipated timeline and associated milestones for the Department's Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) for the sea-launched cruise missile?

If we don't, we're going to have a gap, and that gap is going to adversely affect our deterrence to the point where it may not be credible.

When you say we're taking it on, is that the Weapons Council?

Will the Department provide that implementation guidance to this committee?

So with that in mind, can you describe how the Department is translating the NPR into specific guidance?

The only country that's been running this race has been the Russians over the last 10, 20 years.