If we can get the local communities to pay for that second income to augment the total household income and get quality of life above the poverty line, then we can save American taxpayer dollars.

The other request I have is that you continue to remind the young marines and sailors that the military spouse licensing relief law is now law of the land.

An E-1 right now even with the 5 percent raise last year and the 4.5 percent increase in this President's budget request is still $22,000, $23,000 a year.

I have been very adamant that I don't know that we have a capability gap relative to China.

It is a game changer, absolutely.

So now you have got an Active-Duty family going down to a single income for 2 to 3 years wherever they are based.

I am very concerned about the lack of, frankly, assets within the Reserve components, especially on the Air National Guard side...

It warms my cockles to hear an Army four star say that he asked for six F-35s and additional F-15EXs.

I think getting that dual income, allowing the spouse to be able to stay in the workforce, but then the collateral benefit of also having that community...

I see our biggest near-term tactical threat is our open southern border, and obviously the biggest strategic threat, which I treat as an existential threat to our country, being China, as well as our debt, but that is not your fault.

We passed a piece of legislation back in December of 2022, that was actually signed into law by the President in January of 2023 on the Active-Duty side called the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act.

I was encouraged that the President signed my military licensing, Spouse Licensing Relief Act, into law, and I think that helps.