the changing climate poses a threat to our readiness.

One of my concerns from the 1647 reviews is that lessons learned need to be fed back into the requirements development process.

I urge you to consider investments in proven workforce development strategies, including career and technical education (CTE) and apprenticeships.

I hope you are going to be asking for the right resources to do that and we stand ready to support you.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 164. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. McAdams The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by…

I appreciate the Department recognizing the critical need for a third Virginia-class submarine in its FY20 budget request.

Our enemies and adversaries are not standing still on this, and they used this asymmetric technology to undermine our advantages.

We have to face the fact that climate change is here and it is going to cost us more if we don't prepare for it and mitigate those effects going forward.

How has the optimization of AFRICOM affected SOCOM? Has this improved PERSTEMPO and dwell ratios for force providing components?

Do all SOCOM components use the same ground mobility vehicles? If not, why and is there an effect on the interoperability of SOF components?

It is an understatement to say that the world has changed since the establishment of the command in 1987.

We need to make sure that we get that right. It goes right to the heart of the health, also the force.