"I urge this committee to please consider the importance of these programs as you continue preparing next year's budget."
"As Co-Chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, I have seen that a failure to engage our students has hurt our country's innovative edge."
"I urge this committee to make sure that any future budget support increased funding for the Port Security Grant Program."
"I have been very concerned over time about the capabilities of our bases here in the United States to withstand a cyberattack directed against outside supporting infrastructure, such as the electrical..."
"Are there capability shortfalls with regard to your counterproliferation mission that require investments in R&D?"
"The EPAA is a strong symbol of the continued U.S. commitment to NATO, an alliance that has served our interests for more than six decades."
"The missile defenses that are deployed as part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) protect U.S. deployed forces, allies, and partners in Europe."
"What did we accomplish in phase 1 of the EPAA? Are we on track to meet the ambitious goals of phase 2, 3 and 4?"
"Why do we need regional missile defense and whom do these systems protect? And how does the EPAA contribute to homeland defense?"
"What is the value of the EPAA? What other regional PAA architectures are being considered?"
"the limited visibility into the cost and schedule for EPAA reflect the oversight challenges with the acquisition of missile defense capabilities that we have previously reported."