I firmly disagree with the Acting Secretary's assessment.

I am just deeply disappointed that administrator's budget continues to de-prioritize these desperately needed investments.

we strongly support the bipartisan Air Carrier Access Amendments Act, H.R. 1549, which was introduced in March 2019 by Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI).

You have said in the past that Turkey makes nearly 1,000 parts for the F-35. Do you still expect those Turkish suppliers to be replaced by March 2020?

Will you commit to working with me and my colleagues at the Department to determine the appropriate investments necessary to protect our national security from climate change?

I appreciate their contributions to the discussion and their work product in the coming weeks.

I want to express my very strong concern that the budget only includes one Virginia-class sub rather than two.

Will you commit to working with me and Congressman Gallagher... to implement the many legislative recommendations outlined in the forthcoming Commission report?

The implications of climate change are indisputable.

A global biological pandemic would arguably present the single biggest threat to the U.S. short of a nuclear war.

The hearing will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing on reviewing the Department of Defense strategy, policy, and programs for countering weapons of mass destruction.

As co-chair of the Career and Technical Education Caucus, I rise to recognize National CTE Month. CTE programs, like those at the Genesis Center in my home State of Rhode Island, show the promise of economic opportunities for CTE students…