Kelly Ayotte

And that it was all coordinated to some greater plan to protect the homeland?

I would like to see us think about planning ahead.

I reserve the right to object. I have filed an amendment. I filed it last week. It is a reasonable amendment that both sides have been aware of. It is one that is also germane. It is to strike funding, $380 million in funding from the…

I heard is this is a change in policy, so it has not been done this way in the past.

I want to thank the witnesses for what you do to protect our country. We really appreciate it.

I just need to understand and what your thoughts are on it.

This delay in inspecting the ships could create an unnecessary risk.

So what are the biggest threats right now with respect to the Northern border?

It is undermining, as you mentioned, our readiness, our military. It is totally unacceptable and it is not consistent with the greatest military on Earth.

It seems to me like there needs to be some kind of bill of rights also when you are in the military in terms of you know how you will be treated.

Just briefly, first of all, sexual assault and rape is not about the weakness of the victim. It is about power and control and the assertion of that.

I want to thank the witnesses for their service to our country and, in particular, for their courage for being here today.

There is a special place in hell--I agree with Senator Warren on that--for the people that do this.

It is absolutely true that the Federal Government occupies the vast majority of the most valuable spectrum.

I want to thank everyone for being here today. I appreciate the work done by the Commission.

We are talking about the spectrum that the government has, but we have to move beyond that to meet our capacity.

Where do you see us in terms of the Commission's discussions with the Pentagon as to how we might commercialize some of that Federal spectrum in an appropriate way that still protects our national security but also allows us to use that…

The road to improvement is always under construction, so obviously they have more to do.

I'm of the view that, since we do a lot of comprehensive work around here, if there are certain areas that we can come to agreement on, then we should move those immediately.

It worries me that we're going to have to replicate something that apparently, in the Pentagon, we're doing fairly effectively.

I think the spirit of how we want to get there is there.

Well, the prior legislation failed in the Senate so I think all of us want to come to a resolution to find a bipartisan way forward to address these issues.

So, that worries me, and I hope that's something we talk about more in this committee, because this is such an important threat to our country...

I think one thing that they brought to my attention is that they believed, through the interaction they have with the Pentagon, that they have a world class ability to share information.

General Welsh, in terms of our Nation's nuclear deterrent, what value does the bomber leg of the triad provide?