Jim Cooper: “We rarely hear those in Washington, but we are always grateful when we do.”

I request the witnesses keep their opening remarks to no more than 5 minutes, and that members respect the same time limit for their questioning.

The continuing silence, to me, is nearly deafening.

I am glad that we are considering bipartisan legislation today, but I am still deeply worried.

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.