The only way that the Federal Government, the Biden administration and my Democrat colleagues will be able to achieve this dream of a Green ...
I think it is a given by this Committee on Appropriations, Defense to--not to shortchange the Navy, not to shortchange readiness, and also f...
we can't keep deferring taking action on keeping pace with China, because it's going to get us in a bad situation.
There is no guarantee the United States would win a future conflict with China.
this budget is, basically, level funding, just a little bit of a dip, it's irresponsible in the long term.
Cattle production represents a $2.5 billion industry, so I am thankful we are having this today.
I am concerned that we are sending the wrong message to both our allies and our adversaries.
People back in Alabama, where I come from, do not trust a lot of things that are going on.
We have not had a lot of that up here since this pandemic.
The Department stated that it is prioritizing China as our number one pacing challenge.
Last month President Biden pledged his full support, voting to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system.
This year, the budget proposal by this administration signals to the world that the administration is not committed to investing in readines...
I think this budget specifically starts doing that in very explicit ways with explicit programs.
The world is complex--is a complex and dangerous place, and we all know that you understand the magnitude of the challenges that we face fro...
The budget that we are discussing today, does just that, proposing what is, effectively, a cut in defense spending for 2022.
China seeks hegemony, militarily, technologically, economically, and geopolitically, and is making unprecedented investments to see that to ...
the fact is these UFRs [unfunded requirements] are necessary and we need to fund them.
the nonpartisan--the bipartisan Commission on National Security Defense recommended a 3 to 5 percent increase in defense spending each year ...
