Jim Inhofe

That is where you come up with the $85 million ultimately, taking that into consideration.

Most of us here on this side of the table remember we went through this thing with F-22s.

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

We need to do much more than that. We need to test on live systems.

Are you pretty confident it is going to make the Farnborough this year?

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

We must guard against the lowering of standards.

I do not recommend that it be changed.

I agree with you, when you say that the states that we watch most closely in cyberspace remain Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

Secretary Carter, do you believe the United States is effectively deterring potential adversaries given the statements above?

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?

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?

We have more mission than money, manpower and time

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

Budget constraints have forced each service to prioritize near-term readiness at expense of capacity, capability, modernization, and infrastructure

For years, our enemies have been setting the norms of behavior in cyberspace while the White House sat idly by.

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

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

What is needed most is a permanent fix to the Budget Control Act of 2011 to restore predictability and stability into the budget process.

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.

Make no mistake. The Nation and the Navy cannot afford--literally cannot afford--any margin for error or growth in cost of this program.

Some of them say not just in the last 40 years but in the history of this country. I believe that is true.

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

The deteriorating military strength is an invitation for conflict.

This is a national security threat in addition to a moral outrage at a time when Russian forces continued to destabilize Ukraine.