On the recordJuly 25, 2018
Yes, we have Luke Air Force Base in my district in Arizona. And it is not only a powerful base for the defense of our Nation; it is the largest training base for our fighter jets in the entire Nation. We have F-35s. Prior to that, we had F-16s. Just like everything else, just like a family, we need to know what our budget is long term, because we need to train our fighter pilots. We need to know how many hours of funding we have to do that. We need to have a reliable amount of money that we can depend on in order to enter contracts. So this whole continuing resolution thing, we really need to get past that. I was the senate appropriations chairman in Arizona, and I heard over and over and over again from businesses that: We just need something to rely on. We need something that is steady. And that is what we need. We need to pass a budget that really puts the defense of our country front and center because, after all, that is Congress' number one job.
