Mike Lee

What is the military assessment of Iranian support of terrorist networks and has this changed any since the election of President Rouhani?

Should the Iranian ICBM program be something that is addressed in the final agreement that we are negotiating with Iran?

Do you believe that continued progress of the Iranian ICBM program is a threat to the United States?

When did DOD start planning for its new force structure to implement the New START treaty?

It has been over 3 years since the New START treaty was ratified. Why has the decision on force structure taken so long to make?

When will DOD make a decision on the strategic nuclear forces structure to comply with the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)?

We cannot afford another $35 billion BRAC round.

If Congress does not allow for a BRAC round, how much will you be spending per year on unnecessary infrastructure?

I have significant concerns about that.

Do you not think that it would be in the national security interests of the United States to open up our domestic production of oil and natural gas specifically for purposes related to our national security?

The recent action by Russia in Crimea is alarming and it is part of a series of disappointments that we have seen since the Russian reset.

Secretary Hagel, you have outlined some very specific reductions in end strength within the Army, its Reserve units, and within the Marine Corps.

When will DOD make a decision on strategic force structure to comply with the Treaty and why has it taken so long to do so?

What incentives currently exist for the Russians to negotiate for further reductions?

Should an agreement in ICBM development be something that is addressed in the final agreement that we are negotiating with the Iranians?

I really would like to see some evidence as to why we should believe that.

I'm interested in inquiring into your views, based on your perspective as the commander of our strategic forces, as to what the consequences are to our own national security when we have entered into a nuclear weapons agreement with a…

But, do we have any historical precedent that suggests that, as we draw down our systems, our nuclear arsenals--is there anything in our history, any historical evidence, to suggest that as we do that, other countries are less likely to be…

One thing I'd like to know is how any of that changes, both with regard to those countries and possibly other countries, if we, as the United States, proceed with any plan to draw down our strategic weapons below the New START levels.

Critics might push back and argue that my own party has been part of the problem. Too often joining the Democrats to rig our economy to benefit the well connected at the expense of the disconnected. I know because I'm one of those critics.

We need a new corporate tax code and regulatory system to eliminate lobbyist loopholes and giveaways. Level the playing field between businesses, big and small, and foster a dynamic globally competitive private sector. The left today no…

I think it would be difficult to justify any policies that would specifically take away market share, intervention by the government to pull market share away.

We have maintained competition in part because we have allowed the government to stand back enough to allow competition to exist and continue.

Spectrum, spectrum, spectrum--the lifeblood of our industry.

The wireless market is, thus, in many ways a success story that illustrates what can happen when government stays its regulatory hand and allows the free market to respond productively to consumer demand.