Michael Waltz

The education of our kids is the most important thing that we do. It not only determines their prospects for success as adults, determines the prospects in the future of the country educating those children.

The egregious abuses committed by Xi Jinping are beyond the pale.

Its commissions of inquiry on Israel and reports are beyond biased, based on unsubstantiated reports and strained logic.

The UN Human Rights Council is a hypocritical institution.

Regrettably, President Biden reversed that policy and has given UNRWA approximately a billion dollars. Where are the strings? Where is the reform? Has not happened.

UNRWA bears a hidden moral responsibility for the perversity we saw performed by Hamas in its October 7th invasion of Israel.

We are losing far more than that every day. These cartels, if we change the name tomorrow from Sinaloa and Jalisco to Isis and al-Qaeda, it would not even be a debate on what action that we have to take.

I will not quit for those Gold Star families until you all are held accountable.

I do not know how you and Secretary Blinken look yourselves in the mirror. I do not know how you collect a paycheck in good conscious.

That is one of the most ignorant and shameful statements I have heard in this Congress.

The Army was anticipating a 10,000 soldier shortfall.

One way that could help would be to expand the JROTC program to more schools.

The Air Force will miss its recruiting goals for the first time since 1999 by 2,700 airmen.

As you know, the Navy is going to miss its recruiting goals by 7000 sailors this year.

But you see how that introduces doubt into our constituents, and the American people, that the senior leaders of the Space Force or the rest of the services are following the law?

I would hope. Because I think what we have--what we are trying to demonstrate here is we have opened--statements from the senior leaders like that opens a Pandora's Box of political issues.

These are the standards you must hit for combat.

But here is the issue with that. In order for promotion points and all kinds of other things... That's unfair to her.

Actually, they do. Actually, that's just blatantly incorrect. We have a dual standard.

Does anyone disagree that our level of diversity in the military, at least according to race, exceeds that of the American public?

Would you agree then, really what this is about it's about standards?

Navy Aviation Incentive Pay is a retention tool, but the Secretary of the Navy is not following his own instructions on flight pay.

The Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) is the tool our military uses to monthly measure & assess combat readiness.

I believe part of problem is lack of familiarity with and exposure to the military in too many of our communities.

I didn't think so, because it doesn't exist. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.