John McCain: “I urge you and Secretary Gates to continue to advocate in the strongest possible terms for the weapons systems we need…”

I have to recognize that it has been this body, this Senate Committee, very important Committee on Indian Affairs that has been helping us.

As stressed in the newly released National Defense Strategy, Russia and other adversaries have mastered the art of conducting a systematic aggression against the United States.

The National Defense Strategy offers a new framework for thinking about the global challenges we face and that places China squarely at the top of our priority list.

Six years is still too long.