One concern I have as we look going forward, particularly with respect to our public shipyards, is that there's a real backlog of projects that need to be done at those shipyards.

I had no doubt about that.

Can you talk at all about the trajectory of our submarine capabilities versus Russia and China over the next 10 years?

this remains a coalition effort and making sure that we continue to keep our other partners, our European partners, engaged in this effort is very important.

I am pleased to be able to join my colleague from Maryland to try and point out how this issue is being manipulated. Almost 2 years ago, Congress--this institution--voted to end discrimination against women by health insurance plans. We…

I have been a friend of Serbia since I arrived here. I have shared the interest and seen it succeed and will continue to do everything that I can as chair of this subcommittee to support those efforts.

I think we are all concerned that it not become an opportunity for countries to contribute less than their fair share to NATO as well.

Are you confident that the Bulgarian local police will work closely with us and with Israel in trying to get to the bottom of these attacks?

So this is, I think, the kind of engagement that we need to continue together with our international partners in the countries of the region to reduce those levels of tension over time.

I think it is important that that not be denied.

Senator Barrasso raised the question about energy for Bulgaria, and in March Bulgaria canceled a project to build two Russian nuclear reactors in the country.

We continue to object to the presence of Russian troops in the occupied territories, and we strongly support Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.