Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thanks for holding this hearing.

I am deeply troubled and disappointed that Republicans have chosen to move forward with their plans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act rather than working in a bipartisan fashion to improve this landmark legislation. Republicans have had…

I have been a long-time advocate for things like directed energy and high-velocity projectile technologies.

We do have a 30-kilowatt laser right now on the USS Ponce that is in theater.

It is no secret that over the past decade, the Russian government has conducted increasingly frequent and egregious cyberattacks against NATO countries.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for convening this panel. It has been a great discussion.

These wargaming projections indicate NATO's current structure would fail to repel a Russian force invasion of its bordering Baltic neighbors.

The U.S. is positioned to lead NATO to achieve cyber goals.

I will tell you that there are vulnerabilities in the system today that we know about that we are trying to fix.

Can you compare the F-35's abilities compared to that of the next generation fighter jets coming out of China and Russia?

I certainly look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman, and our ranking member.

I want to thank our witnesses for your testimony today and we thank you all for your great service to our Nation.

On February 14, 1917, the Diocese of Providence, the Dominican Friars of the Providence of St. Joseph, and the State of Rhode Island established Providence College. Like our great Nation, Providence College was founded on principles of…

In 2006, Congress created the position of disability coordinator at FEMA to provide guidance to both FEMA staff and State and local partners on how to incorporate people with disabilities into disaster planning.

I want to make sure that people with disabilities are a forethought, not an afterthought.

I think it is important that we make it a forethought, not an afterthought.

Lessons learned from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other engagements around the world have demonstrated the importance of minimizing civilian casualties to winning the 'hearts and minds' of locals and ultimately decreasing animosity towards the…

I believe precise and quality policies, procedures, and guidelines are essential to minimizing civilian causalities--both inside and outside areas of active hostilities.

If we are inclusive to everyone, we have gotten rid of the barriers, because in a crisis the more complex our systems are, the more likely they are going to fail our most vulnerable at their time of need.

Now we see it as a civil right and that really needs to carry through in disaster planning as a forethought, not an afterthought.

I am so pleased to join the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson), my friend and co-chair of the Career and Technical Education Caucus, to recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month. In Rhode Island and across the…

In recognition of National School Counseling Week and in honor of the many dedicated school counselors in Rhode Island and across the Nation, every day, school counselors are out on the front lines helping our students navigate their…

We all agree that the United States faces real threats from terrorist networks and must take all prudent and effective steps to combat them, including the appropriate vetting of travelers to the United States.

We view the order as one that will ultimately undermine the National security of the United States rather than making us safer.

``Never stop believing.'' Those words are going to be on the front page of The Providence Journal tomorrow morning. Like all true tests of faith, last night's Super Bowl wasn't easy going, and there were times, I have to say, when I was…