Jim Cooper: “The Biden Administration would lead you to believe that these are 'high class problems.'”

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

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

I regret the inconvenience.

NNSA is undertaking a strategic review of the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation's mission, organization, scope of efforts, and integration with other parts of NNSA, among other things.