“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
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On the recordJuly 18, 2025
With the Trump Administration’s record-high recruitment levels, this bill provides the resources to ensure our military forces remain the most capable and lethal in the world.
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Mike Johnson
Republican · Louisiana
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House Speaker Mike Johnson discusses the defense funding bill's impact on military recruitment and capability.

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