"Our expectation, on the record, let me make it perfectly clear, is that our expectation that we will hear from the Secretary of Defense what the preferred site is."
"One of mine is Fort Drum, which I believe is the strongest community to be the preferred site."
"Our congressional intent was very clear. The environmental impact study was funded, was authorized by Congress."
"I think that we need to work to modernize opportunities in higher ed to make it available for the nontraditional students."
"I agree with you and I think it is a real opportunity for bipartisan modernization of the Pell program."
"Make no mistake, this growth was needed after 9/11 and, indeed, can still be justified today due to the continued and morphing national security threats we face."
"I am pleased that the budget request increases the Preservation of the Force and Families program by more than 30 percent."
"I would ask for your commitment to make sure that the findings of the most recent 90-day review are briefed to this subcommittee."
"I think the special operations community is uniquely suited to build networks of partners and allies around the globe."
"we can never afford to lose sight of or be distracted from the critically important mission of countering weapons of mass destruction."
"the democratization of technology has significantly increased the threat posed by advancements in gene editing and synthetic biology."
"the continuing trend of technological advances allowing a wider range of actors to acquire sophisticated capabilities that were once only within reach of well-resourced nation-states."