I think your example of rapid prototyping and getting the best and brightest minds from industry, from tech companies, from academia is a great model.

I wanted to congratulate you and wish you my best for what I am sure will be a swift confirmation for Central Command.

Thank you, General Allyn, General Anderson, and General Perna, for your testimony today and for your leadership and service to our Nation.

I am interested to hear any updates or impacts the fiscal year 2017 budget request has had on decision-making regarding ARI.

Outpatient services to our military and their families represent anywhere from 30 to 35 percent of this hospital's outpatient services and unfortunately, Carthage is still being reimbursed at the Medicare levels.

I believe that instead of confusing students, our aid system should enable individuals to quickly attain the skills necessary to work.

I look forward to working with you and the administration on this issue to simplify a very complex program.

From Lake George to the Saint Lawrence Seaway to the pristine waters of Lake Champlain and all of the beautiful mountains and maple trees that run between, my district is home to many ecological treasures. Many of these natural wonders…

there was no coherent strategy toward Syria, and I think that is clearly still the case today.

Last year my district was the home of a manhunt that captured the attention of the entire Nation. For almost a month, local, State, and Federal law enforcement agents and corrections officers made Franklin County, New York, their home as…

We need to change that as an institution. I am, you know, very concerned that unfortunately we will not have the best and brightest wanting to run for office at the local, state, or federal level.

There is no doubt that the issue of our national debt will rest on our generation's shoulders.