"Cyber, as we understand it in government, will always be something that creates risk to go along with its great promise."
"It is important for it to have full support and full resourcing."
"And I think we are going to see more and more of this conflict in the gray zone below the threshold of armed conflict."
"So, Secretary Nielsen, what the President had said was not accurate, was it?"
"I have long held that and I have an interest in ensuring that we are making policy based on sound data and credible threats."
"the facts are exactly the opposite when you are talking-- looking at the actual number. Apprehensions today are substantially smaller than they were 20 years ago."
"According to this report, so the number of apprehensions at the border in 2000 was 1.6 million."
"The question is what is the most efficacious way of getting us there and not creating a solution that fills a political promise but doesn't really achieve strong border security."
"I think a robust discussion about what is actually in the Nuclear Posture Review and whether or not it makes sense to maintain that deterrence, that is the debate we were having."
"Using low-enriched uranium in naval reactor fuel has the potential to bring significant national security benefits."
"I don't think there is anybody on this committee who is not in support of modernizing our nuclear force."