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The world is complex--is a complex and dangerous place, and we all know that you understand the magnitude of the challenges that we face from our near-peer adversaries, who seek to undermine the U.S.'s position as a world leader and…
The budget that we are discussing today, does just that, proposing what is, effectively, a cut in defense spending for 2022.
China seeks hegemony, militarily, technologically, economically, and geopolitically, and is making unprecedented investments to see that to fruition.
the nonpartisan--the bipartisan Commission on National Security Defense recommended a 3 to 5 percent increase in defense spending each year over inflation for the foreseeable future.
While this administration dithers, China is rapidly growing and modernizing its navy.
why are you canceling the program that our best military minds on deterrence tell us that we need to deter Russia and China?
This budget is throwing the shipbuilding industrial base further into disarray.
Unfortunately, I was being naive. Rather than keeping pace with the threat from China, the President's budget recommendation would let us lap them--let them lap us.
I am disturbed that the Acting Chief of the U.S. Capitol Hill Police, who was in charge of intelligence, did not show today.
Do you believe that you would come under political pressure from leading Democrats on this committee who want you to arrest 500 more people?
the fact is these UFRs [unfunded requirements] are necessary and we need to fund them.
I believe that we are involved in a crisis in this country. We have been through one. I think January 6 was a very difficult time and a crisis.
I refuse to support it. We should be expanding and modernizing our naval capabilities as called for by the last administration.
I just don't know why we would agree with anything that would reduce the force structure and induce a near-term risk with China.
Ronald Reagan said: We maintain peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression. The United States of America remains a beacon of strength and freedom. Generations of Americans purchased this strength through blood, treasure…
I wholeheartedly agree with that. I was optimistic that President--the President would hear that rhetoric from the Secretary and turn it into action.
What have you found to be the typical total cost of a building, a brand-new, state-of-the-art hospital...