That is good to know.

The Army has recognized the need to become a more distributed and agile force.

I believe that India, as we are looking short- and long-term, will play an even larger role, and the U.S. should work to expand our economic ties and consider entering formal negotiations with India.

We need to know whether the dollars in this budget are enough to continue development and increase production on all of these new capabilities without jeopardizing today's readiness.

I think the strategic, the regional, and the geopolitical significance of India is a counterweight to China's growing influence.

As the Arctic becomes more and more real, which is real right now, the points you bring up are certainly valid and sign me up.

The Defense subcommittee will reconvene on Thursday, June 24, at 10 a.m. to hear from the Navy and Marine Corps leadership on fiscal year 2022 Department of Navy budget request.

As our adversaries continue to invest in new capabilities, the United States' decisive military advantage is not assured.

If we are going to sign a multi-year contract, we ought to live up to it, or we should not sign it in the first place.

You have called for a paradigm shift in how we manage our forests to prevent this scenario and I could not agree more.

We must invest in some of these emerging technologies, of artificial intelligence, robotics, hypersonics, and so on.

It is about getting our troops what they need to do their jobs, at the right time, at the right cost.

I want to thank Secretary McDonough for bringing up John Warner. John Warner gave me the best advice I have had since I got here.

Last month, four well-qualified, noncontroversial nominees were unanimously voted out of the Veterans' Affairs Committee--unanimously voted out of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, which Senator Blackburn sits on. Here is who these people…

We are relying on our National Guard more than ever, and I am concerned that we are going to reward them by asking them to do more with less.

I think you really do need to help the Fort Belknap Tribe and make sure that they are doing the right things to get this water settlement done so that we, the United States, can live up to our trust responsibilities.

I will rephrase this one more time. I would ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 153--for those who want to know, that is Matthew T. Quinn of Montana; that…

I would ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 151, 152, 153, and 154; that those nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be…