I can't think of a better signal that we could send to our allies and to Putin that we are committed to NATO than this basing issue.

President Xi has entered into a no-limits partnership with Putin, providing him with strategic cover and international legitimacy.

The Chinese Communist Party now controls the largest army and navy in the world.

The threats that we face now are more formidable than at any point in the 20 years I have had the privilege of serving on this committee.

Spending that money efficiently and effectively in a rapidly changing environment, to me, is the most important thing.

We can push for greater freedom, greater economic and political freedom, or we can face the autocracy that Russia and China are trying to bring down upon us.

In your best military judgment, is that a good deterrent for us to pursue?

For the second year in a row, the President has sent us a budget that fails to keep pace with China and Russia.

The President's decision to unilaterally and unconditionally withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan has offered terrorists the opportunity to regain their footing.

Putin's catastrophic invasion of Ukraine has proven to the rest of the world that he is nothing more than an unhinged crackpot.

We also need to understand that Russia and China are the principal threats here.

We do not want Russia or other aggressive countries in the world to think that, by force, they can simply expand their territory.