As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.

Rest assured, we take the expenditure of taxpayer dollars seriously. Every dollar entrusted to us will be used to advance our nation's security interests.

The growth of defense spending has outpaced HASC's ability to conduct proper oversight.

I believe that one acre of our farmland owned by the Chinese Communist Party is one acre too many.

We must recognize the price tag of these programs, their damage to our national debt.

That software has been really valuable to us. I don't know how we would have handled all that input.

It is completely and totally unacceptable.

I believe food security is national security. Food security is economic security.

I believe food security is national security. Food security is economic security.

We must ensure conservation programs remain voluntary, market driven, and incentive based.

I believe that one acre of our farmland owned by the Chinese Communist Party is one acre too many.

the cost of trying to get the F-16 up and ready to operate in Ukraine... best case scenario, we could maybe get some operational F-16s into Ukraine within a year

It is vital we continue our investment in Ukraine, as not only do their efforts weaken our global foe of Russia, but also aid in deterring other nations from attempting similar malign incursions, such as China.

Since the beginning, the President has been overly worried, in my view, that giving Ukraine what it needs to win would be too escalatory.

last week, like many of us in here-- many of my colleagues--I spent time meeting with a lot of great folks back in my home State of Alabama. It was great to be home. It was great to be able to share the progress my office has made in the…

Indeed, what Ukraine has done in the defense of their homeland is admirable beyond description, a cause we must continue to support.

Congress has responded by appropriating over $100 billion in military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

we would like Ukraine to win tomorrow, Russia to be completely pushed out. But I think we also have to be realistic about the challenge that we faced.