What would be the implications and the impact if the United States stopped providing the aerial refueling, the intelligence, and the advice to the Saudi forces?

We have to make an important decision here within the next hour, which is the confirmation of Mike Pompeo to be Secretary of State.

We're 8 months late now.

I think one of the most important things that's going on now is the Army Futures Command.

Theoretically they would be able to do that.

Our strength is our freedom and our First Amendment and our free press and our open society.

But if we are dealing with a peer competitor who has submarines and underwater drones and aircraft, that is a whole different calculation.

I thank the chairman for moving this very important package of bills through the Financial Services Committee and now to the floor. Madam Speaker, I want to congratulate a terrific Congressman from the State of Arkansas (Mr. Hill) for the…

I think countries, at least historically, that choose presidents for life, it doesn't end well for their own people.

What bothers me is that in your budget under NNSA, there is a significant increase for weapons activity.

I think it is absolutely essential that we stay engaged in this for them.

So the principal argument against this move to limit or cut off that aid is if we do, the Saudi conduct might be worse.

I think it's actually Russia who doesn't want it to move forward.

It's important today that we not take for granted the importance of these values.

What's it going to take? Is it going to take the destruction of the electric grid or the financial system in order for us to finally get to the point of taking this seriously?

It will help us to be able to provide you with the funding that you need if we can tell our constituents they are being audited.

The conclusion from the meeting that Senator Cotton and I had was that it was not necessarily about bonuses.

We are not adequately prepared. We need a doctrine. We need it to be publicly available.