Jim Cooper: “I hope, perhaps, one side or the other will relent and we can have a conference committee, regular order, and actually…”

I thank the gentleman. I appreciate his kind words about me and do any other members have questions they would like to bring up now?

This hearing will come to order. I would like to begin by thanking our distinguished panel of witnesses.

I should remind you that President Trump, I think, did very little if anything to help with the third missile site while he was President.

We have been given the largest missile defense budget by President Biden and his administration.