Jim Cooper: “I think we would all like to welcome our colleagues from the Foreign Affairs Committee.”

It might even be what Admiral Richard calls a strategic breakout. So it is a truly alarming development.

The hearing will come to order. First, I would like to apologize to my colleagues and the witnesses.

Let us speak plainly. China and Russia have already weaponized space. The question left to us is what are we going to do about it?

The continuing silence, to me, is nearly deafening.