"Why is the Forest Service gutting a program that is not only so important for rural jobs and forest health but is actually working?"
"Why on Earth would we zero out the Forest Legacy program?"
"I hope that those of us on this Committee vehemently disagree with that."
"Let me start by thanking Senator Ernst for holding this important hearing on technology transfer and the ways that we can move technologies and systems more rapidly into the hands of our operational f..."
"The powers afforded to you in this new position are more like 'broad and sweeping powers to offer advice.'"
"I really appreciate your awareness that so many of these challenges are baked into culture as much as anything else."
"To me, directed energy weapons are one of those ways that we do not have to have our guys, our partners, our allies have a fair fight."
"I think that the current requirements process is not designed for new ideas or new weapons systems."
"Thank you for bringing a sense of urgency to all of this, because I very much agree that has oftentimes been the missing piece to all of this."
"Experience does not support that."
"we need senior level officials at the Pentagon to identify capability gaps and know where directed energy can be a solution."
"we need senior officials at the Pentagon to help push the Joint Requirements Oversight Council and the military services to recognize the benefit of directed energy weapon systems."