NNSA's February 2002 report to Congress on how it would operate and be organized contains many indications that NNSA was headed in the right direction.

We've heard from DOD that the costs of key nuclear infrastructure modernization projects are being driven up dramatically by excessive oversight and regulation that provide minimal safety benefit.

Call to order the Strategic Forces Subcommittee.

The report lists a series of actions it would take to 'lift administrative burdens through streamlining policies, procedures, and staffing.'

we've heard from many experts that the status quo at NNSA and DOE is unsustainable.

We've heard ominous warnings from the National Academies of Science that these governance and management problems are threatening the quality of science and engineering at the nuclear weapons labs.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support the repeal of the ObamaCare medical device tax, which stifles research and costs jobs at a time when our economy is struggling to recover. My bill, H.R. 1310, which repeals this tax…

Ultimately, Congressman Guinta's leadership on this has been appreciated because, in fact, as a former mayor, he brought to the Congress an understanding of many of these issues.

Unbelievably, across this country in family law courts, in States, our servicemembers stand before family law court judges who take custody away from our servicemembers upon their return from either, previously, Iraq or, now, Afghanistan…

I am in opposition to redundant reporting and requests on items that are already available. Section 1045 of the FY12 National Defense Authorization Act, condition nine of the Senate's resolution of ratification for the New START Treaty…

How much time do we have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Would you read the letter. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington controls the time.

I want to thank Mr. Bishop for his leadership on this and on the issues of our national security. I am here today to speak in support of this year's National Defense Authorization Act and this rule. This bill is a reflection of the…

This is the first in a number of amendments that are going to come from the other side of the aisle which are targeted at weakening our national missile defense system. This is at a time that we see rising and increased threats from both…

I want to encourage everyone to oppose this amendment which, again, is the first of a series of amendments on the other side of the aisle to weaken our National Missile Defense System. This is the only deployed system that we have that…

I want to thank Chairman Forbes for his commitment and support for the Air National Guard and also thank Chairman McKeon. This amendment is not about the National Guard or the Air National Guard or even: How are we going to support our…

The gentleman states that his amendment only takes 9 percent from missile defense. The gentleman is stepping forward and saying what's in his amendment. The President, however, won't tell us how much he wants to cut from missile defense as…

Thank you, Chairman McKeon. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Johnson amendment. The Johnson amendment strikes from this bill the call for a study. A study is just the obtaining of knowledge. It strikes in this bill a study on what…

We certainly share our concern with the other side of the aisle as to how New START will be implemented and its effect on our missile defense system. The issue of President's secret deal with the Russians is not really one that's open to…

I want to thank Mr. Price. Mr. Chairman, I want to echo what he has just said about the importance of this amendment. This amendment merely says that the President shall not unilaterally do these reductions without it being pursuant to a…

Well, I must say that we certainly have to be concerned about troop reductions in light of the possible secret deal between the Russians and the President. I stand in opposition to this amendment because, first off, here you have Congress…

I appreciate the gentleman from New Mexico's statement that sometimes it's best to make things as simple as possible. So looking at this as the most simple as possible, the gentleman's amendment merely says: ``Strike.'' So we're striking a…

The letter that the gentleman from New Mexico just placed in the Record concerned fiscal year 2012. This bill is about fiscal 2013. And so it's irrelevant. It's fine to have in the Record so people can confirm that. I yield 1 minute to the…

All of the names of the companies that have been mentioned in this debate are not in this bill. This bill even requires competition. It's somewhat irrelevant to have the discussion on specific companies. I yield the balance of my time to…

I thank Chairman McKeon. Mr. Chairman, much of this bill is totally bipartisan. Two important provisions relate to missile defense and our nuclear weapons infrastructure modernization. Let me talk briefly about those two. The first, in…