Michael Waltz

Do you think it would have been optimal to have those agreements before we announced to the world that we are going to zero in a few months?

Can you talk to me, what about--or, Ms. Dory--what basing agreements do we have from any of the Stans?

Cutting defense spending below the rate of inflation will mean combatant commanders... will not have the resources and capabilities they need.

I am not convinced that reentering the JCPOA will stop them.

A whole-of-government approach to combat the trafficking of illegal narcotics and other contraband into the United States is essential to the protection of the homeland from transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).

It leads me to wonder, is the Monroe Doctrine dead or at least on life support?

So now we are going to have male and female standards for the infantry, for Special Forces, for artillery, and last I checked, enemies' bullets don't care.

I pushed for female engagement teams because there was a need on the battlefield.

I think we need to be very careful about that kind of zero-sum mentality.

I feel very strongly that participating in counterterrorism is often allowing us access and placement for great power competition.

I want to associate myself with the comments from General Nagata, particularly in the language training.

I fully support that effort.

This notion is incredibly corrosive--can be incredibly corrosive to morale and to good discipline and order.

I can tell you from 24 years in the military, our military is there to win wars.

I'm looking at some holistic, across the services, across the branches actual numbers, and I'm just not seeing it.

I want to be clear. Do you have data that shows that white extremism is on the rise within the United States military?

All forms of extremism are repugnant. Whether it is communism, fascism, white extremism, Islamic extremism, they're repugnant.

I'd like to thank our Chairwoman, Eddie Bernice Johnson, for bringing together not just the discussion, but also bringing along Frank Lucas in a way to where we can make a difference together.

I am an optimist about America, if we focus on our strengths.

If we don't have our own house in order financially, if we continue to build on a $30 trillion debt, that may imperil our ability to make those investments that you find so critical.

January 6 was horrible. Everybody should be prosecuted that participated. But I`m just not seeing this specific threat that keeps these soldiers here.

I am concerned about the challenges you identified for the government to find and maintain an adequate AI literate workforce.

Looking forward, there will continue to be a need for the government to pave the way on very specific innovations that satisfy specific government needs.

I think it is also worth noting that we still have an American hostage held by the Taliban, just taken in the last few months.

I would just remark that we all know that if we have to fight our way back in, that we will be tending, I think, many more funerals than a current sustained pressure campaign with limited forces.