I want to be clear. I believe our investment in this alliance is an insurance policy for our collective security and it is at the very heart of America's security and economic interests.

NATO members must provide Ukraine with the military, economic and political support to the war.

Frankly, the reality is that our ability to defend Europe will increasingly be constrained as we move to address the threats from the PRC.

One of the most critical elements for a successful transition from the military into civilian life is building ties within the local community.

Prioritizing the expansion and enforcement of economic sanctions against Russian is vitally important.

We'd love to be there for our veterans. We don't necessarily know who they are. We don't know what they need.

You are absolutely right. I have had a chance to meet with a number of those women--Ukrainian women soldiers--and not only are they good soldiers, they are good messengers for why we need to support the Ukrainian cause.

However, there is one area that they will never be able to compete with us on and that is our alliances.

I am glad you raised Turkey because that was my next question.

what they're telling us and what veterans tell us is that, just knowing who the other veterans are in their communities and having that opportunity to find the right match is really important.

what I hear from women veterans in New Hampshire is simply they'd like to know where all the other women veterans are, you know, to talk to them, to have a relationship with them.

Passing this measure into law would be a clear message to our allies and partners and to the Kremlin that Russian aggression will not stand.

NATO is a military alliance, but it is also a political alliance.

I am glad you raised Turkey because that was my next question.

Passing this measure into law would be a clear message to our allies and partners and to the Kremlin that Russian aggression will not stand.

I think it is wearing thin.

I am a full believer in this.

I want to switch to the Black Sea because one of the things that I think the invasion of Ukraine has done is to make the rest of the world appreciate just how much we have been dependent on Ukrainian grain.