I want to echo Joe Wilson's thank you, General, for the map that presents the march, as Joe Wilson was saying, the march of freedom.

Your answer is fantasy. I mean it is absolutely total numbers. It is just math.

I think it would be the height of irresponsibility for us to be in a position where we decide that we are going to unilaterally disarm.

I agree with Mr. Miller. If you are Putin, and you think we only have big ones and we are not going to use them because they are big, I think that you actually change the calculus of first use for Russia.

There appears to be no relationship between the reduction of the number of United States nuclear warheads and the reduction of the total number of nuclear warheads on the planet.

It is the threat, not the use of the weapons that keep us safe.

I agree with Dr. Blair in what he has just said, because it is very important that it does not affect the Russian calculus if we have no first use.

It is just math, Ms. Rohlfing. It is not logic.

this violation has not just an element of the treaty or a minor provision, it goes to the core of the treaty itself.

They could destroy the weapons that are not in compliance, so they could come into compliance.

this missile is unequivocally in violation of the treaty, based on the evidence we have of observing its flight test.

To your knowledge, Mr. Secretary, are there portions of the U.S. border between Mexico and the United States where individuals can enter the United States illegally, unimpeded?

Has illegal immigration stopped between Mexico and the United States as a result of the current level of protection from Homeland Security and DOD?

To your knowledge, is the United States border with Mexico currently closed?

I want to begin by thanking Chairman Thornberry for his leadership in bringing this bill to the floor. I strongly support H.R. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, the 58th consecutive NDAA passed by Congress…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 410, after line 13, insert the following: SEC. 7113. RESEARCH AND EXTENSION FUNDING EQUITY FOR…

We are experiencing a crisis in military readiness.

As we work to modernize both small arms and all our key assets in the battle space one of the key elements is increasing connectivity--while improving both efficiency and lethality.

The Navy has talked about utilization rates of the F/A-18 fleet being much higher than planned and how this negatively impacts aviation readiness.

We need to make certain our aircraft are safe and that pilots get the training that they need.

It is more risky for a service member to be in training and exercises than in combat right now.

Is this true, and if so, what impacts are low inventories of critical munitions having on your overall mission readiness?

The Chief of Naval Operations has described all of the attributes which increase naval power and mentioned the need to 'have your magazines full' when he describes the 'ready fleet.'

someone made a decision that cost the American taxpayer an enormous amount of resources

We have a crisis in aviation mishaps. People are dying.