Well, thank you, Congressman. I very much appreciate your efforts in this realm for a very long time. And I think you see in the national security strategy, the national defense strategy, Western ham and homeland is priority number one [in the national security strategy and national defense strategy]. We may pace to the ability on the first island chain, but priority number one is here. (59:32–59:39)
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