Do your missile defense plans take into account longstanding and possibly present day cooperation and support by Russia and China for Iran's ballistic missile program?

I'm interested in seeing that regime in place in weeks.

If the United States is to have any credibility as we seek international sanctions on Iran, shouldn't we start by barring subsidiaries of U.S. corporations from doing business with Iran?

The clock is ticking.

Are we doing enough to target the banks that are doing business in Iran or that are sanctioning companies that are doing business with the IRGC?

Mr. Chairman, if there's no objection I'd like to yield my place in the order to Senator Inhofe.

There can be no doubt that, among the entire defense enterprise, combat tactical aviation presents some of the most significant challenges for all of the Services.

What specific milestones should we, as Members of Congress, expect in this next year in order for us to know that the program is on track?

I would appreciate any update that our Air Force witnesses can provide on its investigation of that casualty.

I want to thank you for holding this important hearing, and also thank our witnesses for their attendance today.

this amendment would strike the CLASS Act from the bill. The CLASS Act, as we all know, is a new entitlement program. We have two entitlement programs that are already destined to be bankrupt that have unfunded liabilities in the…

I think the thing that perhaps didn't get discussed as much as it should have throughout the course of the debate is the impact this is going to have down the road on future generations. Obviously, the other side, of course, talked about…

I think Members of Congress, irrespective of their political affiliation, have tremendous confidence in you.

I think it would be important in terms of reviewing the treaty, too, to determine whether or not whatever the prompt global strike would consist of would in fact fall under those caps and therefore impact the other considerations with…

There has to be an understanding that we are in this to win.

I assume that you would like to see a clean supplemental appropriation.

Thank you so much for your great service to our country and your willingness to take on these important positions of responsibility.

I was compelled, as many of my colleagues here were, to vote against the emergency supplemental when it left the Senate.

What can you see yourself doing differently than your predecessors when it comes to successfully advocating for this capability?

One of the biggest challenges TSA faces is complacency from the general public and a lack of understanding when it comes to screening protocols.

I have been concerned with the Administration's long delay in filling the top position at TSA.

I appreciate your past military service and willingness in serving as Administrator of the TSA.

I think that you would bring an important perspective to TSA when it comes to strengthening security for the traveling public.

I ask my colleague, it seems to me, as he described this reconciliation trailer bill that the House will use, first, to try to fix elements of the Senate bill they do not like, and then that reconciliation bill would come back to the…

Let me, if I might, explore this a little further with the Senator from New Hampshire and follow up with a question that the Senator from Texas asked. As I understand this then, the Cadillac tax provisions that were in the Senate bill--and…