Make no mistake, they will fight until they control that country again.

I share my concern on the burn pits that Representative Welch talked about.

I wholeheartedly agree with the request for the Aegis Ashore site at Guam, that that is inadequate, and this should be one of our highest priorities, to protect what we know is an early target from any attack.

Our National Guard folks are right alongside Active Duty personnel... they should get the same treatment.

We do not need to have a slush fund for the Defense Department.

I think that is unacceptable.

Maintaining financial control over this behemoth is critical to ensure taxpayer accountability and avoid waste, fraud, and abuse.

Given the commitment and given where we are at in our national security needs, I think the President made the right call.

There had better be a plan for that, and I expect the administration to explain it to us as soon as possible.

I am very concerned that the Taliban will overrun the democratically elected government soon after we withdraw.

We should be more concerned about raising the baseline of our partners' capabilities in Eastern Europe than about Vladimir Putin's ego.

European Command and our NATO allies are facing an increasingly belligerent Russia and a growing Chinese influence in their operations.