I want to thank the minority for their work on this in conjunction with us.

this likened sort of to Marie Antoinette's 'let them eat cake' statement. It shows how out of touch Maduro is with just the basic needs of the Venezuelans.

I share the chairman's opinion that this is Venezuela's 1776 moment where you have a people that are urging and really yearning to be free and have more self-governance.

It works for those that are in power and they just continue pushing those policies because it supports their positions and their economic benefit.

What should the U.S. strategy be?

The AH-64 Apache--It is the Army's multi-role attack helicopter of choice and will remain so through 2040.

We should remember that the despots who have seized the great country of Iran are promoting, clearly, their goals, signs in English that state 'Death to America. Death to Israel.'

I am very concerned about the shifting of spending from national defense to other programs at a time of dangerous worldwide threats.

Additionally, sadly, Russia is violating international law by annexing sovereign territory of the Republic of Georgia and Ukraine.

We don't want to take money out of people's pockets but we have to do something to maintain that readiness.

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Like every other aspect of government, I think it is not so much how much you spend, but how you spend the money you spend.