Jim Cooper: “I am almost wondering if it is budgeting malpractice in Congress if for any new project we do not set aside funding for…”

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

We ought to know that in the midst of this pandemic.

If I were the average person sitting back home watching this hearing, I think I would doubt that any of our Nation state adversaries were shaking in their boots.

It’s really all about the mess in Washington.