In closing, I am somewhat reassured by Admiral Buck's agreement that the Supreme Court decision would have little if no impact on the makeup on our academies if it was ruled to include the military academies.

So, race-based composition goals for the Class of 2027? Simple question.

I still urge you as leaders of these academies to consider that much of the DEI and inclusivity training not only doesn't work to decrease bias, but it is actually the weaponization of one ideological position, identity over all else.

I am not sure that right now what we are teaching our cadets and mids always, always does that.

And, therefore, naturally we have enjoyed applications from a very diverse group of people in this country.

Are you meeting your race-based composition goals at West Point?

I think you owe it to the committee to tell us how much, what do you think the difference would be?

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Whatever his intentions in that moment, it endangered me and my family and everyone that was at the Capitol that day. I believe history will hold him accountable.

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It's shameful that we keep projecting the Bidenomics, the Biden plan, to where we're 52 trillion in debt.

I believe that we need it. We need to save Social Security and Medicare.

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I think the only budget out there that's been really put there to the public would be Biden's, and I think it takes us from 32 trillion in debt currently up to 52 trillion roughly.

Refusing to enforce the laws that exist on the books, I think it is dereliction of duty.