Mike Lee

As the United States and Afghanistan negotiate for a troops presence in that country, can we continue to expect miscalculations similar to those referenced to in the previous question in the future?

In March, the Russian Government requested that some meetings take place regularly to discuss plans with the European missile shield.

We will do what's necessary to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

The United States is committed to continue to develop and deploy missile defenses that are affordable and effective against projected threats.

the budget that is in the best interest of our national security is one that balances.

So that umbrella, if you will, extends over a number of our allies, some of which lie in close proximity to countries like Iran and countries like North Korea.

This is very troubling in any environment, but especially under the constraints that DOD is currently under.

I hope that this will be the last delay in the delivery of this decision, as we are shrinking the schedule margin for construction of facilities to house these aircraft when they are delivered to the wings.

The one thing I think all of them agree on is Assad has to go, on the opposition side.

I am very worried about the Air Force's state of readiness under sequestration.

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion and freedom of speech.

That probably means that we ought to be cautious before reducing our nuclear arsenal.

where there is not consensus on everything, we ought to look to where there is consensus.

we need tax reform in the form of simplification.

the importance of maintaining our Nation's credibility in deficit reduction packages.

I think there is a pretty broad consensus among Republicans and Democrats in both Houses of Congress that a simplified approach to the Tax Code would be better.

Whenever we enact laws, it is those people whose liberty is diminished.

I do not think there is a person here in this room, I do not think there is anyone watching on television these proceedings who does not want to find a way to end or at least diminish incidents of gun violence.

Experience in this area and in others has taught us that we cannot fix all of society's ills through legislation.

I will be introducing the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act which would remove the per country caps on employment-sponsored visas.

One of the issues here is that when you look at Americans past, something like 30 percent of U.S. Nobel laureates were born in other countries.

But my question is----

we are the world's talent, that we want to be a country that makes stuff, invents things, exports to the world, and to do that we need to access the world's talent.

I agree with you, there certainly are elements of that statement that enjoy broad bipartisan support.

Thank you, Madam Secretary. My time has expired.