This Week's Quotes

Innovation without control just leads to chaos, and this is our moment to make sure that the American people have control over the incredible strides we’re seeing on AI.

I’d want them to understand that we need to act. The idea that if we do nothing means that nothing bad happens is false.

Congress passed a law to invest in saving lives, protecting the American people, and advancing our interests abroad; it did not hand Trump a checkbook to spend on whatever he pleases while blocking funding for everything else.

Hurricanes and floods and tornadoes and fires don’t pick and choose their targets based on how the last election went.

We’re all paying the price for our inaction.

Disasters used to be an unfortunate reality you had to deal with from time to time. Now, we’re getting back-to-back hurricanes on top of historic floods... That is not normal.

It’s the warming planet.

The companies building the most powerful AI systems in the world are sounding the alarm: the step-change increase in AI models’ capacity for cyber-offense, combined with clear failures to securely host and deploy these capabilities, could…

Every day, we’re seeing new reports of AI models going rogue and hacking systems without our knowledge or oversight. The risks of AI are not theoretical – they are happening in real-time.

Thanks to President Trump we are the energy superpower of the world, but our refining capacity is our Achilles’ heel.

The work to ensure energy security through increased refining capacity is a marathon, not a sprint.

American airpower demands the very best, and South Carolina is ready to deliver. McEntire and the 169th Fighter Wing have the infrastructure, experience, and combat-ready force to execute the F-35 mission from day one.

No facility in the country is better equipped or more operationally ready to host the F-35A than McEntire Joint National Guard Base.

I am proud to represent McEntire Joint National Guard Base in the House of Representatives, and I am pleased to join members of our state’s delegation in urging for the selection of the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter…

Bringing the F-35 to McEntire would strengthen our national defense, support our Airmen and their families, and carry that legacy forward. McEntire is ready for the next generation of American airpower, and I’m proud to stand with our…

South Carolina has long been a cornerstone of America’s national defense. We joined our colleagues in urging the Air Force to bring the F-35 to McEntire Joint National Guard Base because South Carolina has earned this mission.

I am proud to lead this letter with Senator Graham to showcase why South Carolina is best fit for the F-35 mission. McEntire Joint National Guard Base has spent decades building purpose driven infrastructure and a top-rated airspace.

McEntire Joint National Guard Base is uniquely equipped to house the F-35A and that is no accident. The South Carolina Air National Guard leadership has worked in concert with our state’s leadership at all levels to ensure McEntire is…