"As Chairman Manchin said on the Senate side 6 weeks ago or so, Russia and China are poised to weaponize critical minerals against us."
"It seems that the declaratory policy of the use of nuclear weapons has been narrowed, that it will be only to deter nuclear attack."
"Right now there is sitting in the docket here in our House business a $6.5 billion dollar aid package for Ukraine."
"It's wrong for us to wait a week to do this. Do you have any influence?"
"We could be sending this money to Ukraine, and people are literally dying and will die in the next week needlessly."
"The backdrop of this hearing, as we all know, is Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which will be on the top of our minds for all of us here today."
"In this forum a year ago, we all lamented the degree to which the global security environment was deteriorating."
"China and Russia are seeking to exploit our weaknesses, and we can't let our guard down."
"We cannot risk dividing NATO at this precarious time."
"I can't say that I have found an ally who is urging us to reduce our nuclear deterrence."
"The W76-2 low-yield warhead has been critical in maintaining deterrence during Russia's invasion of Ukraine."
"The 2018 NPR announced that the B83 gravity bomb would be sustained to remain in the stockpile beyond its planned retirement date."