As we look at the costs associated with F-35, does it make sense to spend so much money on the F-35 while we currently depend so much more on our special ops forces?

I consider the F-35 as an investment in the future.

I do not know why any of us do not pay attention to GAO, but why the Department of Defense does not makes no sense at all.

Every morning, countless West Virginians wake up fearing that they lost a loved one to drugs the night before; and every morning, far too many West Virginians find this fear has come true. The prescription drug abuse epidemic in our State…

first, I say to my colleague from Ohio-- Senator Portman, who is a dear friend--that we all have it; you are right, it is nonpartisan. This has no home. This has affected every American family one way or another. There is not a person I…

It is important that we exercise our constitutional authority to make sure that the projects... are followed through.

So make the decisions based on a risk-based decision, which makes a lot of sense when you consider what could happen if some of these failures would occur not only in commerce, but loss of life, property, and all those other things.

I am a strong supporter of the National Guard and its versatile role in supporting national Homeland security especially in the area of missile defense.

For several decades, Congress, quite regrettably, in my opinion, has deliberately abdicated many of its constitutional responsibilities.

It's an affront to the Constitution.

I would hope that Congress takes this threat seriously enough to hold serious investigations on what happened, how it happened, and, most importantly, how are we going to prevent it happening in the future.

That is a threat that you said that we are prepared to deal with?

This is a circle that increasingly becomes untethered from any clear lines of accountability connecting policy, policymakers, and the American people.

Vladimir Putin is no friend of the United States, and he clearly sees the long arc of history bending against the maintenance of an extensive Russian sphere of influence that acts as a break on democracy, civil society, and full economic…

The unlawful incursion of Russia into Ukraine should not be legitimized by the United States, and ongoing steps to shore up our deterrence posture in the region ought to be sustained and increased, and increased soon.

Quite frankly, I am extremely pleased. Those soldiers who have been doing that mission now for many, many years are extremely competent and confident.

It is all seamless now?

I urged the President to impose sanctions and enforce them as a result of Iran's continued development of ballistic missiles.