Thank you for introducing the 'Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act'.

Today's hearing on S. 681, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015, is a very important piece of legislation that I have talked to veterans over the last 10 years about.

These veterans deserve equal treatment with other veterans who set 'boots on the ground' during the Vietnam War.

If we are cutting the standards for school meals, I think the kids get the biggest hit.

if one in three kids are obese in this country, what are we doing?

we should not cut the standards.

I can't support a bill that prohibits States from acting on their own to protect children from chemicals.

I appreciate the tireless work of our colleagues on this bill to craft a bill that is worthy of Frank Lautenberg's legacy and name.

I think it is very important for us to recognize that today in a vote on this amendment.

I hope the change in leadership will quickly reverse the downward trajectory of the CSB.

I rise to speak about two bipartisan bills that would help to modernize the way this country approaches cyber security. Congress needs to get with the times and realize that the Internet is no longer a new concept. Swiping a credit card…

The Chemical Safety Board is tasked with the important role of investigating industrial chemical incidents.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mrs. Gillibrand pertaining to the introduction of S. 1027 and S. 1023 are…

counterterrorism can only be addressed partly through military action, that, in fact, to be effective, you had to combine that with work by the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a more holistic strategy…

every leader we talked to, both U.S. and the foreign leaders, they did--very grateful for the work the United States was doing.

Because I want to be able to prioritize that in budget debates and also when we write the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), that we need more resources in this particular area.

Can you talk about the benefits of this program? And is SOCOM taking into full account the range of benefits that would come from female participation in Special Ops in its analysis of combat integration?

I would like a thoughtful analysis about what you would do in the worst case scenario given Fukushima.

The safety of our nuclear power sector is of great importance to me and New Yorkers.

I would like a unique approach to absolutely be planned for and analyzed to know what the limitations are and to think it through.

I want a fuller discussion of an evacuation plan if you have the perfect storm, if you have a nuclear incident.

if you need any support for that program in this NDAA, let me know and we will write it

I would recommend to all the Services, to the extent we have assets anywhere around the world, that ability to be off the grid is vital, in terms of protecting infrastructure and protecting abilities to respond.

I thought their cyber training was very impressive when I was last there.

the cyber threat is growing so much, we see that we'll need more resources down the line