They are going to seek asymmetrical ways to influence the region and pursue their ambitions.

There is continued adherence to the new strategic arms reduction, New START, by both nations.

What matters ultimately in war is strategic success, attainment of our political aims, and the protection of our national interests.

Right. How will they be managed and where they fit.

If these distribution networks can bring drugs here, they could bring human trafficking. They could potentially get people in the United States, terrorists in the United States. They could bring weapons of mass destruction, biological…

This is not a military failure. Instead, it is a failure of strategy, a failure of policy, and most of all, a failure of leadership.

If we should take seriously an adversary's cyber attack on the democracy of an ally, should we be indifferent or concerned about efforts of Americans to work together with or in parallel with an adversary attacking the democracy of an ally?

I rise to talk about the replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act that is being considered by the House. In December, I was informed that I was going to get one of my dreams to come true in the Senate. I had asked to be on the Health…

This report is currently being drafted by the National Reconnaissance Office's (NRO) Office of Space Launch (OSL).

I very much was offended by that.

The chair and ranking on this committee have been so eloquent really since I got here to the Senate about the foolishness of the sequester.

I support the limits that are in the New START.

Instead of supporting escalation, we should continue the difficult strategy of refining our strategy and putting America's goals, interests, and values first.

These State-owned and operated spaceports have provided second launch sites for the Air Force on the East and West Coasts.

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The proposed defense budget of $603 billion is both arbitrary and inadequate.

We are pursuing a war now based on an authorization that was passed in September of 2001. It is now nearly 16 years old.

You are aware of the reports in the last few days that there was significant evidence tying Russia to a hacking effort to destabilize the French election.

I, therefore, have grave concerns about the President's Budget Request, because it robs from Peter to pay Paul.

One of the most important things I think we can do is kind of be the partner of choice as other nations are looking to build capacity.

We are treating the symptoms and ignoring the disease.

This is a consensus set of recommendations that you have delivered to the administration.

If that is not correct, I would love it if you could provide additional written response, but if it is correct, you do not need to provide an additional answer.

I applaud the direction signed into law in the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act and remain committed to the elevation of U.S. Cyber Command to a unified command as soon as possible.

We are on track to achieve New START limits of 1,550 deployed warheads and 700 deployed delivery systems by February 2018.