The administration's policy has failed.

All, have we created a procurement 'bow wave'--pushing out and flattening procurement of critical modernization programs, all with growing budget demand, because they will not fit into the current budget topline?

What are the key obstacles to beginning IOT&E in August 2017? What actions can be taken to mitigate those obstacles?

China has acted less like a 'responsible stakeholder' of the rules-based order of the Asia-Pacific region and more like a bully.

The stability provided by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 is a much-needed step in the right direction.

I do not recommend that it be changed.

I applaud the recent efforts of the Justice Department to name and shame Iran for its cyberattacks against our critical infrastructure.

Standards are inviolable. They must not and will not be lowered.

The deployment of this system by the alliance is a critical step to providing a further layer of defenses against North Korea provocations.

The deteriorating military strength is an invitation for conflict.

By failing to affirm and defend basic principles of international law, the administration has placed our Navy and Coast Guard vessels and the men and women who sail them at greater risk in the future.

I believe it is time for the United States Government to explore the appropriateness of sanctions against Chinese companies involved in the reclamation.