while I enjoy the humor that my colleague from Arkansas has expressed, this is an important bill. What we have done is what the President has asked for. No. 1, this provides $25 billion for a border security system. No. 2, it addresses the…

I, too, would like to echo the comments by Senator Collins and Senator King on the intent of the provision and our commitment to move this date back to the beginning of the year. This provision is needed to ensure that we are providing a…

We want them to stay in the Army. We want them to feel like this is a good profession for them and that there is a place for them, long term.

Do you think those commissaries are valuable to the young people that are coming in?

That is a policy decision on our part.

Would you say that Russia is in compliance with the INF today?

I think that is being recognized in your posture position at this time.

Are we placing the appropriate emphasis on Africa?

So are they more aggressive with regard to the deployment of militarily designed or systems that are designed with military purposes as we are?

But I think sometimes we have a tough time publicly being able to discuss how serious that threat is.

They do not have any limitations in the INF, and they have built significant numbers of intermediate-range ballistic missiles.

The point I guess I would make is this just is not the peer adversaries looking at our military operations.

However, as I have said before, money alone cannot solve those problems.

I appreciate the priorities you have laid out in the President's budget, particularly the emphasis on addressing drug prices, opioids, and reducing regulatory burdens.

We need to ensure that our policies promote competition and innovation.

Joe Simons is just the man this moment requires. The President could not have made a better choice for this crucial role.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Senator.

when we set out to do tax reform, we had two big goals we wanted to achieve for the American people. First, we wanted to provide them with immediate relief on their tax bills, which we did, by lowering tax rates across the board, doubling…