Getting home has always been an issue for truck drivers.

I want to, first of all, thank the Chairman and Ranking Member for holding such an incredibly important hearing.

I would also like to see the analysis that was done in terms of the impact on the economy to the people who will be impacted not only all of the independent truckers, the small businesses, but as well as the businesses that they serve who…

I don't find away from home, myself, is as healthy as being at home.

Our continued desire is that Russia will move its forces back to garrison and cease such destabilizing activities on Ukraine's border.

America's national security interests are aligned with an independent, sovereign and stable Ukraine, firmly committed to democracy and respect for human rights, minorities, and the rule of law.

Let us be clear. The F-16 is not the equivalent of the A-10 when it comes to the CAS mission on the ground. Is it?

I do not object to review or recommendations regarding retired pay for general and flag officers.

Well, it seems to me when I think about what the men and women in uniform on the ground have told me when I visited Afghanistan, we should be able to afford what they believe is the best CAS platform.

In your professional military judgment, is it in America's national security interests to deter a Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine and to do all we can to help Ukraine protect its territorial integrity and sovereignty?

Limited lethal assistance at this stage would not deter Russia.

Admiral Greenert, the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) estimates that the family of an E-5 would experience a loss of nearly $5,000 in purchasing power annually if the current military compensation proposals are enacted.