How would additional resources in FY17 and FY18 help in accelerating ground combat vehicle modernization?

In order for a bomber to deliver gravity--to deliver a gravity bomb it must fly over or approximate to the target.

Part of the advantage in the LRSO--and it is one of the requirements--is that it be shot from some distance.

The lack of existence of a long-range standoff munition means we have to dedicate more force to that same problem set.

The proposed $603 billion only represents a mere 3.2 percent increase compared to the Fiscal Year 2018 funding levels projected in President Obama's last budget request.

Fixing the wildfire budget is the critical first step in making our forests healthier and, ultimately, reducing the cost of wildfires in the future.

The BCA's devastating budget cuts have allowed our military's capabilities to atrophy, our force size to shrink, and as a result we are assuming too much risk in our military preparedness to fight and win against near-peer and peer…

Right now, when Mr. Putin looks across his border at the Baltic States, he potentially sees the opportunity to launch--to impose a crushing strategic defeat on what he identifies as the number one threat to the Russian Federation, which is…

The hearing will now come to order. Today we will receive testimony on the operational and strategic challenges facing the United States and NATO forces in deterring, as well as responding to, Russian aggression on the North Atlantic…

And one aspect of deterrence is leadership, and that aspect of leadership is resolve.

How confident are you in the Navy's plan and current status of integrating the F-35 into the fleet?

The Senate Armed Services Committee and others have called for the Air Force to ramp up F-35A procurement faster.

The F-35 program has seen its share of cost and schedule growth over the last two decades.

The Navy has always said that their requirement is to have a combination or mix of 4th gen and 5th gen aircraft.

it is incredibly important that you bring your expertise, so thank you for that.

We have been told about high-end warfare and near-peer competitors.

We have read a lot that SDD may not complete by the end of October of this year.

Given that we must be prepared to face a 'near-peer' adversary, the likelihood of such a conflict is low.

Recently, there was a significant developmental test conducted flying the F-35C onboard a carrier.

I look forward to working with them to reverse this harmful trend in military readiness.

That is why I am working with my colleagues to look explicitly at the possibility of expanding sanctions against Iran to include a prohibition on the acquisition and use of ballistic missiles.

Congress might actually consider working with the White House at this point in time on a statement of national policy that says that Iran will never be allowed to enrich uranium to weapons grade.

You have to repeal it first.

The United States and our allies currently face some of the most complex security challenges in our recent history. ISIS continues to sweep across much of the Middle East. An expansionist China continues to develop its military prowess in…

I am here today to recognize the service of Kim Holmes as she retires from over 32 years of combined constituent services to the citizens of Ohio. Kim Holmes joined my Dayton office in July of 2007 as a caseworker. She began working for me…