Mike Lee

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?

I do have some concerns about getting there by divesting the valuable and very cost-effective national defense asset that we have in our National Guard Apache battalions.

That policy, to the extent that it's interpreted that way, I think runs afoul of section 532 of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2014.

I appreciate that a lot, Madam Secretary, and I'd love to follow up with you after that happens.

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

What will be the effect on Air Force readiness if the A-10 is not retired?

The President's budget proposes a restructuring of Army aviation that would see all National Guard Apache helicopters transferred to Active Duty units.

I think the country prospered when Judge Greene broke up Ma Bell years ago.

So, Mr. Wood, I have heard some concerns expressed regarding the dominant players in the wireless device operating system market.

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.

Competition generally represents the best method of ensuring that consumers receive low-price, high-quality products and services, greater choice among providers, and important innovation.

The Dirksen Building really is a nice destination even when compared to Barcelona, but I will not say more than that.

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.

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

As Senator Lee noted, in 2013 America's wireless carriers invested more than $34 billion in their networks.

Last December, Afghanistan agreed to negotiate a cooperation pact with Iran for long-term political, security, economic, cultural cooperation, regional peace, and security.

Iranian nuclear capabilities and the ongoing nuclear negotiations are obviously of enormous interest to this committee and to Congress.

I generally trust that the marketplace will create the right kinds of incentives for retailers to protect the personal data of their consumer base.

This will ultimately be abused unless we put in place some very significant restrictions.