Laura Richardson: “I believe in being frugal, but the question is really: Are these adequate resources to protect our homeland?”

It is an expression of our commitment to the American public, and a contract that we cannot deny.

The biggest eye opener for me has been the extent to which China and Russia are aggressively expanding their influence in our neighborhood.

I think the threat to our National economy, the global economy, to lives is severe.

I am deeply troubled, living in a port community where we bring 40 to 45 percent of the entire nation's cargo goes through my district.