I think it would be in the interest of the taxpayer, the veteran, and all of their family members to start figuring out how to have these as options.

I wanted to say that we appreciate everything that you have tried to do and your willingness to send someone to participate in a lot of those briefings that we have had for our members and for our staff.

I think that is a great way to approach the Transitional Assistance Program, is to get people in.

We have got to wake up. There are things out there, that we don't need to come up with any grand new solutions.

We have, clearly, some budget issues that we need to deal with in the long term.

Thank you for your service. We know what an essential part of the team you all are.

the European deterrence initiative is critical, and I think the more we see the level of threats that are facing our democracy here in the United States...

I do think that there is a huge amount of cost in sustainment, and we probably haven't looked enough...

The trend continues here, I guess. Thank you, Madam Chair. And I appreciate this hearing, and thank you for your time and your leadership.

the demands are greater. And I don't know if we need to do some kind of national initiative led by the military about general health

As we work to stay ahead, as we talk about the great-power competition, ahead of China, ahead of Russia, militarily, we have to be focused on the newer technologies.

I am worried about the pilot retention issue, and I am worried about the cyber talent retention and recruitment that we need.