I contend that we're in the most threatened position that we've ever been in as a Nation.

is the current defense budget sufficient to simultaneously rebuild the readiness of each of the services and modernize the force for the future while continuing current operations around the globe?

I think they have underestimated the danger of KJU [Kim Jong-un], at this point.

has the cause of the Block 3i and 3F software instability been identified? If yes, what is the fix?

The F-35 was an extreme example of optimistic if not ridiculous assumptions about how a program would play out.

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

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

American dominance on the seas, in the skies, and in space can no longer be taken for granted.

We must guard against the lowering of standards.

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 support the President's fiscal year 2017 budget and feel it addresses many of the Indo-Asia-Pacific Theater priority programs and requirements.

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