Lloyd Austin: “We need to greatly enhance our ability to conduct war directly against China including pre-positioning tons of material…”

was a unique demonstration of the United States' ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened or fortified.

in the fiscal year 2024 budget we asked you for a 5.2 percent pay raise, and that is the largest pay raise in 20 years.

This decision to supply these mines was essentially a reflection of a change in tactics by the Russians.

We owe it to the members of the community to ensure that we do in fact do this.