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We need a diplomatic solution here, not just a policing solution.

I am very uncomfortable with U.S. military deploying to our southern border, very, very--that is a slippery slope.

I think that what we are facing is a series of failed States and people who are fleeing for reasons that the United States is not responsible for.

Defending our elections. What is United States CYBERCOM's number one priority? Defending our elections.

We owe it to our servicemembers and their families to put forth serious spending proposals.

I do not want to wait until fiscal year 2021 to work down that list of over 8,000 marines and sailors who are desperate for daycare.

Certainly, our collective national defense is at risk if we don't do that and do it on time.

Our national security apparatus does not exist in a vacuum.

The idea of using OCO spending for base requirements is a thinly veiled attempt to skirt budget caps.

I appreciate the consequences of sequestration, but that was some time ago, and the Congress has provided a lot of relief.

I think these institutions are one of the reasons we are still the most powerful country in the world, but we need to support them.

Sequestration which is probably one of the worst things this Congress has ever done to our country and to our military.

Today as outlined in the 2018 National Defense Strategy, nations like China and Russia are attempting to do just that, to stem the tide that has steadily lifted all boats by unilaterally redefining international norms on terms more…

Your requirements, your needs and wants always exceed your resources.

I find it interesting that, within the last month, there is still a billion excess that is now being dedicated by the administration to the wall.

At the dawn of our republic, President Jefferson wrote that industry, commerce, and security are the surest roads to the happiness and prosperity of our people.

A return to sequestration would erase the gains we have made over the last 3 years in the Reserve Command.

I think it is inappropriate, and I think it is wrong.