I think it is particularly important we talk about this today as we are looking at downsizing our military.

I think they are probably looking at other options to include these operatives to find ways that they can continue to intimidate the international community so they can have space to achieve their objectives.

Central America has become the key transshipment zone. Ninety percent of cocaine destined for the United States, transits the sub region.

the biggest national security challenge we face is our deficit and debt.

Thank you, Madam Chairman, I welcome our distinguished witnesses here today, whose testimony today will help us to come up with a better NDAA for Fiscal Year 2013.

If you'd rather talk to this in closed session or you feel you need to, I understand.

the impact of these cuts would be "devastating" and "catastrophic," leading to a hollow force and inflicting serious damage to our national defense.

So this is a requirement that we have a domestic source.

Is that the policy of this Administration that we should have a U.S. source of lowly enriched uranium for tritium production at TVA?

I'm concerned about some other aspects of the budget, but let me focus on something else positive which is the small modular reactor licensing technical support program.

I think for the taxpayer, it's definitely going to cost the taxpayer more over time if we get away from the accelerated cleanup.