Mike Rounds

I agree with you that the reauthorization is critical and that it should be timely and that it should be one that runs over a period of years.

I am wondering if the National Flood Insurance Program should perhaps take a look at either increasing the total amount of structure coverage.

The reality is that we cannot go to war without women anymore, can we?

Cyber capabilities are critical when it comes to your operations as well.

It is clear the world is not any safer now than it was in 2014.

The Department of Homeland Security, which is charged with protecting critical infrastructure, defines it as the assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or…

Our ability to project military power is increasingly tied to our commercial air segment, blurring the lines between military and nonmilitary organizations required for national defense.

The average American may be surprised to know that, in 1991's Operation Desert Storm, 60 percent of all deployed troops and 25 percent of all cargo airlift went by commercial carriers, not military airlift.

I think we should explore all of that because more capability against the threats we face is what is needed in the Pacific Command.

I believe the deterrence value of long-range strike to hold targets at risk, targets that are quickly becoming harder and harder to access.

Would you agree that this UON should be updated to reflect these changing conditions?

Is the decision to not fulfill the UON a fiscal one?

My understanding is that there is a possibility that we will be looking at perhaps reducing the number of F-15C's due to the increasing costs of maintaining the structural integrity of that aircraft between now and the year 2020.

One recommendation was that the Secretary of Defense direct you to conduct an annual assessment of the cyber resilience of the U.S. nuclear deterrent.

The Defense Science Board made it pretty clear that over the next 10 years, we are going to have to be able to deter those near-peer competitors.

Flood control is the No. 1 priority, and that would be above navigation needs or above other types of needs.

I am becoming increasingly concerned about the potential for Missouri River flooding as a result, this year, of the snowpack levels and the decrease in available storage capacity in the Missouri River reservoirs.

I introduced legislation called the TAILOR Act to help ease regulatory overreach for our Nation's small banks and community financial institutions.

The rules and regulations promulgated by the Federal Government since the financial crisis are making it harder for smaller institutions to compete.

We are rapidly approaching a crisis in the Ag sector.

Madam Chairman, first of all, thanks for being here today.

Not necessarily the best way to run an operation.

It's one thing to build to buy new. It's another thing to take care of the stuff you've got.

The time is now to actually start discussing how we do infrastructure development in the United States coming up.

A gentleman that led South Dakota, former Governor by the name of George Mickelson, used to say that things get done by people that show up.