"It is clear the Army is yet again the bill payer for the Pentagon."
"The Army missed their recruiting goal by over 15,000 soldiers last year."
"The Indo-Pacific is home to the greatest threat we have faced in generations."
"In North Korea, we have a madman who would rather build an illegal nuclear arsenal than feed his starving people."
"That is why it is so imperative for us to invest in missile defense and accelerate the next generation interceptor program."
"The CCP's extraordinary military buildup is certainly concerning."
"What is most alarming is the increasingly provocative actions President Xi has taken in recent years."
"The Chinese Communist Party [CCP] has long been expanding its influence in North and South America."
"We need to take action to reverse that trend."
"We must stop being so complacent about our adversaries' growing influence in our hemisphere."
"Rest assured, we take the expenditure of taxpayer dollars seriously. Every dollar entrusted to us will be used to advance our nation's security interests."
"The growth of defense spending has outpaced HASC's ability to conduct proper oversight."