it is so disappointing that the President's budget request for fiscal year 2025 cuts the Guard and Reserve budget by nearly $2 billion

I have had a front row seat on how not to build a lead ship and how uncertainty can lead to years of damage to the industrial base.

I want the Army and all the Services to be able to trigger state crisis intervention laws.

The fiscal year 2025 budget reflects zero funding for the program.

I have had a front row seat on how not to build a lead ship and how uncertainty can lead to years of damage to the industrial base.

It seems to me that this is a perfect example of something that should have been in the budget request.

The civilian personnel system at DoD too often is slow and overly bureaucratic.

I commend you and the Chief for your steadfast refusal to compromise on recruiting standards.

We cannot forget... how many adversaries we have and Iran is certainly among them.

I rise to provide a brief statement on the nomination votes on April 8, 2024. Had I been here for the vote on Monday, April 8, 2024, I would have voted in ``yea'' on vote No. 115, the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 534…

I think our Coast Guard does not advocate for their budget sufficiently enough.

I supported the expanded use of these contracts to munitions in the FY24 appropriations bill.

the need to properly resource, ready, well-equipped, and integrated Guard and Reserve components could not be more clear

It's worth pointing out, as the Chairman has, that the bipartisan National Security Supplemental that the Senate passed more than 2 months ago includes more than $3 billion to bolster the submarine industrial base to help address the…

Mr. Secretary, can you direct CBP to provide these essential seasonal services in Maine?

It is difficult for us to make the case, which we want to make, if you are not obligating the money.

I am concerned that military program managers are rewarded for embracing the status quo and not taking prudent risks.

I hope we will continue to support.