In every job I've ever had, there's a simple expectation. You actually have to be able to do the work. Either you can do it or you can't. And Congress shouldn't be any different.

Our country faces threats and DoD has modernization needs, but I will not support making massive cuts to critically important domestic programs and slashing taxes to meet those needs.

From the beginning, this war has had no clear mission, no strategy, no end goal. Congress has not been consulted,"

It ain’t just a rug. It’s a piece of artwork. It’s an original piece of artwork that is unique in the world.

This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.

“So, my state wants to know why the Indian gaming [operations] – who basically have lived by the rules in their state and lived by the rules of a regulated entity – are now all of a sudden competing with somebody that is not a regulated…

Today I voted to ban Members of Congress from selling and trading individual stocks. But House Republicans took a broadly nonpartisan issue and inserted politics—provisions from the Save America Act.

The federal government claims we’re in an energy emergency and yet unlawfully stands in the way of projects seeking to harness an excellent renewable source of energy—wind.

The rapid expansion of sports event contracts through prediction markets and online casino-style gaming poses an existential threat to tribal sovereignty by undermining the revenue that tribes rely on for government services.

Absolutely not. The - I mean, Hegseth's go-to - in fact, many of the Cabinet members' go-to responses if they don't have a good response, blame Biden. Look, Biden did not get us into this war. Trump and Hegseth started this war, and they…

That is absolutely outrageous. We have provided billions of dollars to this Defense Department. The fact is that Hegseth has not managed it well, and this administration has taken us into a war that has no strategy. It has no…

If the supplemental bill came to us tomorrow, I'd be absolutely a no.

The problem with this year's defense authorization bill is that it comes with the inclusion of $1.15 trillion in discretionary spending.

does not block insider trading, no matter what it’s called.

Trade with Canada powers $7.3 billion in Washington state exports and supports more than 200,000 jobs. To protect American workers, wine growers, and brewers, President Trump must drop these tariffs, honor the USMCA, and restore our…

“I want to be very clear: their bill does not block insider trading, no matter what it’s called,”

In fact, we are considerably less safe. Our stockpiles have been depleted and it will take years of production to fully replenish them no matter how much money is thrown at this problem.

Unfortunately, this hearing has done exceptionally little to justify the president’s request or to instill confidence that this administration has an exit plan or a strategy to end the war.