Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership in bringing this year's NDAA to the floor with another overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 60-1 out of our committee. I also thank my friend, the gentleman from Tennessee, Jim Cooper, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, for working with me on some of the most difficult and complex issue sets that the HASC is responsible for. The issues we deal with--nuclear weapons, missile defense, and space--are difficult issue sets, but our strong, bipartisan working relationship ensures the best oversight and policy is provided for our warfighters. I thank the gentleman for helping all of us in this regard. I will focus on some of the key provisions under the jurisdiction of our subcommittee. First, nuclear modernization. This bill starts with a clear-minded view of the threat posed by our strategic competitors Russia and China. The Strategic Forces section of the bill heeds the advice of General John Hyten to ``go fast'' and ensures that the U.S. will have a safe, secure, and modern nuclear deterrent. We accelerate funding for the LRSO and GBSD. We ensure full funding of a low-yield nuclear weapon option, as recommended by the Nuclear Posture Review, and we invest in our nuclear infrastructure. On missile defense, we place additional emphasis on space-based sensing, boost-phase intercept, and directed-energy efforts.…”