"Do you agree that climate change poses a threat to our readiness, to our ability to achieve military objectives?"
"On another topic, I am concerned about the resilience of Navy and Marine Corps bases, in particular, due to the effects of climate change and rising sea levels."
"We are just going to be throwing good money after bad if we are repairing bases or building new bases and not factoring in the changing weather patterns and seriousness of climate change."
"I continue to remain concerned about overreliance on SOF, and we want to make sure we get that balance right."
"Anytime that our enemies or adversaries do something that goes unanswered, I think it just emboldens them further."
"I think it is important that we meet them at every challenge."
"bipartisanship isn't dead"
"Technology and the internet have fundamentally changed how citizens, the Nation, the military, and our adversaries in the world operate."
"We collectively benefit from the opportunities afforded by the technology that we incorporate into our lives."
"I think that has to be a high priority, and certainly more support for the Cyber Excepted Service is going to have the support of this subcommittee and the committee as a whole."
"However, the connections that we rely on also create vulnerabilities and new potential avenues for our adversaries to exploit at our Nation's expense."