This is one of the most important challenges facing us at the moment.
to be in Japan and hear about them doubling their commitment of GDP to defense in a 5-year period from 1 to 2 percent, when you are the thir...
I respectfully request level funding for the 118th Congress to carry out our institutional responsibilities on behalf of the American people...
Thank you for inviting me to testify on the budget request for the Committee on Rules for the 118th Congress.
I do believe in the end we do need more. ... I hope Congress, once again, delivers a budget, honestly, that is larger than the President req...
I think we are in an era when artillery really matters.
to argue now about cuts is basically to argue against the President's budget.
Not to interrupt you, it meets your needs because Congress put more of them in there than you asked for last time.
I think that that is inaccurate when it comes to the defense spending. The goal, of course, is to try to hold defense spending flat.
I think that is important.
For us to be competitive in hiring and recruiting the staff necessary to enact our agenda, we have got to follow suit, and we have to increa...
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the funding for the Science Committee today.
When you have literally the amount of dollars that have been allocated and are flowing through the Department of Energy and other Federal ag...
We have got to have folks who can work with us to ask the right questions, to look in the right corners.
We cannot afford the economic, political, or national security consequences of falling behind the CCP.
It is our aim to act responsibly when it comes to spending taxpayers' dollars, which is why these increases have been limited to only what i...
I am a strong proponent of regular order, and I believe this process will pay off with increased transparency and more efficient spending.
the bill was designed to be energy secure. There is a basic, balanced approach, and I think a lot of people have been misled because--and ho...
