This is not an attempt to undo the Guard. It is a very small number of people.

By the way, I have got to leave here in a minute and go meet with the city of Fort Smith board of directors.

I personally think it is the secret sauce in readiness that be gets our warfighters prepared and ready to fight and win.

we are no longer dealing with an illegal immigration problem, we are dealing with an organized crime problem

When you think of the great State of Montana, we think of Yellowstone and Glacier and all the beautiful places there. I also think of the gentleman from Montana, who was not only the Secretary of the Interior, but also represents the great…

I thank the gentlewoman from New Mexico for her passion which is evident on this bill, and I thank the minority for working with us to come up with a bill about something that truly is nonpartisan--and it is our public lands and our…

I want to thank my good friend from North Dakota Senator Hoeven for his leadership on this issue. Under normal circumstances, we would have been celebrating the passage of a new farm bill by now. Unfortunately, we are not there yet, and…

So, it is a win-win; very good.

Thank you all for being here. We appreciate the great work that you do ensuring the services not only have the resources to accomplish the mission but also taking care of the men and women that serve and sacrifice and their families.

The Defense Industrial Base in Camden, Arkansas, remains at the forefront of critical munitions production for our National defense.

Secretary Kendall, you continue to emphasize the need for our investments to meet China's escalating military threats head on.

the multiyear procurement, the National Security Supplemental that will invest in our defense industrial base is hugely important.

I want to highlight the domestic availability of ingredients necessary to manufacture smokeless gunpowder including nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, and acid production.

I remain dedicated to working with the Air Force to ensure Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas, becomes the premier F-35 Pilot Training Center in the future.

Thank you all for being here, we appreciate your hard work in keeping our Nation safe, but also in keeping--taking care of the men and women that serve, which is so, so very important.

So, it is a win-win; very good.

This is a family affair, and not only you but your families that for many, many years have been so faithful.

Will you be able to in the next year or two, then be able to give us good data, working with your partners as to the positive effect that this is going to have?