I hope that every effort is being made to monitor the Taylor Force Act conditions, that not any of the money should in any way go to benefit the terrorist families for the terrorists, suicide terrorists, who commit crimes.

But what about controlling them? Are we doing research, so that somehow these cannot somehow get out of control, spinning into a catastrophe?

I, like many of my colleagues, see AUKUS as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to seek to counter the CCP's malign influence in the Indo-Pacific.

I'm just concerned on an ongoing basis, as we are developing technology, advanced technology, and defenses together, the issue of artificial intelligence, and AI is a concern, a growing concern about making sure we have controls over that…

There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them.

And by the way, for the Members of Congress that are here, budgeting from CR to CR to CR, and not dealing with the real budget, we have to take responsibility as well, when we do not act the way we are supposed to act with real order.

the United States, once again, stands as the arsenal of democracy.

If you do not fund the State Department fully then I need to buy more ammunition, ultimately.

Leader McCarthy's proposed 22 percent budget cut to reduce State Department and USAID funding... at a time when historically so much is at stake right now in terms of democracy, security here at home as a result and the role of China.

If you do not fund the State Department fully then I need to buy more ammunition, ultimately.

If you could in 1 minute, where will we be at the end of this war?