If America loses its resolve in Ukraine, it sends a clear message that we won't be there to defend Taiwan.

I'm very focused on making sure that every weapon, every round of ammunition that we send to Ukraine, is tracked and that we are accountable for every bit of that.

His hesitation over being too escalatory has only prolonged the war and driven up cost in terms of dollars and lives.

I'm hopeful the coming counteroffensive will provide a final, stinging defeat for Putin.

The Army missed their recruiting goal by over 15,000 soldiers last year.

The President's budget cuts Army procurement, slashing combat vehicle acquisition by 16 percent and new aircrafts by 22 percent.

It is clear the Army is yet again the bill payer for the Pentagon.

The CCP's extraordinary military buildup is certainly concerning.

The Indo-Pacific is home to the greatest threat we have faced in generations.

What is most alarming is the increasingly provocative actions President Xi has taken in recent years.

That is why it is so imperative for us to invest in missile defense and accelerate the next generation interceptor program.

In North Korea, we have a madman who would rather build an illegal nuclear arsenal than feed his starving people.

The Chinese Communist Party [CCP] has long been expanding its influence in North and South America.

We must stop being so complacent about our adversaries' growing influence in our hemisphere.

We need to take action to reverse that trend.

The growth of defense spending has outpaced HASC's ability to conduct proper oversight.

We cannot let the workload hamper the demands of the members on and off the committee.

Well, because we have had to pull from existing subcommittees to do that.

That software has been really valuable to us. I don't know how we would have handled all that input.

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.

Indeed, what Ukraine has done in the defense of their homeland is admirable beyond description, a cause we must continue to support.

Congress has responded by appropriating over $100 billion in military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

These are unprecedented numbers, and it requires an unprecedented level of oversight by this committee and by Congress.

we would like Ukraine to win tomorrow, Russia to be completely pushed out. But I think we also have to be realistic about the challenge that we faced.

This conflict must end. And the President must be willing to do what it takes to end it with victory.