We work on individual cases of oppression. We often get notified in the late hours of the night or the early morning that there are individuals who are being persecuted or who have been arrested or wrongly detained.

This hearing does not meet those standards because what powerful people are we holding to account here?

It is doable, but it has to be planned.

It is held hostage over the culture war, right. It is not about defense.

But shouldn't they be consolidated?

And in one 5-minute questioning, my colleague, Ms. Porter from California, showed the American people, in clear and understandable terms, numbers and systems that are at risk or at fault, and it is their tax dollars, and it is our national…

What could go wrong with that?

The Biden Administration is one of the only administrations ever to deliberately leak intelligence to let people know the invasion was pending.

So how does the President, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the Secretary of Defense manage financially within the budget Congress gives them if they have got over 400 systems, they do not talk to each other, they do not cooperate, and do not…

America is stronger with our allies and partners, not when we are isolated and weak.

I think she would decry an explicit prohibition. Because it will be harmful to the countries we serve in that region.

I find it odd to hear a Republican supporter of Donald Trump complain that we did not do more earlier to deter Russia.

Can you imagine if someone audited this Committee? Oh, wait, I have that audit of this Committee. Actually, it is in form of an indictment.

I think it's unbelievable and potentially catastrophic. And, I think it will most certainly hurt your programs.

Our fight in Ukraine is a fight for democracy and for the global system of trade, peace, and the rule of law that we all rely on.

Ukraine is a democracy. Russia is an authoritarian regime that is trying to conquer and overtake a democracy.

I thank the Ranking Member, and let me also thank Chairwoman Mace for her leadership on this and other cutting-edge technology issues we face.

I insisted on it as Chairman of Fairfax County, and that PLA worked. It was efficient.

We're in an attack mode instead of what I thought would be a real fact-finding mode.

That's an incredible disservice, in my opinion.

I'm appalled every time I hear some of my colleagues turn to politicizing and vilifying the researchers.

We don't want to frighten off the very processes, the people, the industries, or anything else that will help us.

I think the time has come to reassess the relationship with Hungary across the board.

I think it is important to take cognizance of the fact that the House of Representatives passed a resolution endorsing this, on a big bipartisan vote.

I want to remind the Chair that our first discussion about the future course of this Subcommittee was in February, in Munich.