I do want to fix them and we need to make sure we're increasing the industrial base so that they can meet these goals.

This budget request is not just a financial document; it is a clear statement of NDS implementation and our collective resolve to face the challenges of today and prepare for those of tomorrow.

We need to understand what risks this lower budget creates for our military personnel, our operations around the globe, and our modernization efforts.

The world doesn't follow any congressional calendar.

Unfortunately, there is far too many people here who believe that government shutdowns are the way this place should work.

This is despite unprecedented support by Congress.

We have allies and they're friends of ours.

quantity has a quality all of its own.

It requires coordination between DOD, USAID, and State in fragile countries that are not yet failed states.

We need to make sure we're increasing the industrial base so that they can meet these goals

I have repeatedly called upon Secretary Mayorkas and President Biden to step up and secure the southwest border.

I want to thank you all for your testimony and your concise answers with the questions. We appreciate that.

As far as the Navy and the Air Force goes, do you guys use that account and do you feel same way as Secretary Bush feels?

Headlines and delays like this should constitute a full-blown emergency for the Navy and the shipbuilding industry.

Yet we continue to fiddle and do Putin's bidding.

The fact that some of these corporations are using the money to buy stocks back without building capacity first is incredibly irresponsible.

I support the ongoing efforts of Senators Murray and Collins to chart a path forward that will work, and will work with anyone to get this job done.

The truth is, is that those additional investments also include people's lives if we don't do what we need to do today.