Jeanne Shaheen

I believe we should be supporting more CTR and nonproliferation programs in this region.

No, I do not. Currently there are 20 member-designated benefits that can be extended to same-sex domestic partners.

We are pleased that the Navy has agreed to accelerate a critical military construction project into this budget.

Will you commit to pressing the Navy to fully fund the investments needed to implement this important modernization plan?

I think it's critical to our national security.

At what point are we going to get to that tipping point where it is going to have an impact on our ability to respond?

Assuming that we continue to operate on heightened alert with respect to North Korea, is there any indication that sequestration has limited your ability to respond to a crisis there?

They stand with treasure and blood with the NATO alliance.

Georgia is a terrific partner for NATO.

This creates a disproportionality between U.S. defense contribution and the rest of NATO.

It's the failure of NATO, almost all of the nations, to meet the 2 percent spending.

I think it will create a sense here in the United States that our European colleagues are not pulling their weight.

The NATO Alliance continues to wield unprecedented influence in our world, and remains a critical element of U.S. and European security.

General Mattis, does a requirement for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) fire control and precision track information to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) persist in the CENTCOM AOR?

General Mattis, does a requirement for persistent surveillance and integrated fire control still persist in the CENTCOM AOR?

Admiral McRaven, you have mentioned previously that Navy consideration of an investment in the next generation Dry Deck Shelters (DDS) should be seriously considered in fiscal year 2013 to ensure seamless transition of this important…

Is there any reason that we should have less concern about what's happening there, rather than more concern?

There's been discussion about the red line that has been drawn should Syria attempt to use those chemical weapons either on their own people or on others in the region.

General Mattis, what is your assessment of the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor (JLENS) system?

Thank you. As I know you're well aware, sequestration went into effect about 6 weeks ago on March 1st.

As part of the Affordable Care Act, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who was very familiar with your work, as well, and I joined together to put in some of the readmissions language with the penalties and try to have a transitional care manager…

We remain overly dependent on foreign oil. We remain reliant on an outdated energy infrastructure.

I share the views, I think, of all of you that energy efficiency is a win-win-win.

Efficiency, as we all know, is the cheapest, fastest way to deal with our energy needs and our economy's energy independence.

I think all of us would agree that we need a comprehensive national energy policy. We remain overly dependent on foreign oil.