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Bill Keating is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Keating has focused on issues such as national security, veterans' affairs, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at supporting local businesses and improving infrastructure in his district.
I think is folly. In a $4.75 trillion budget, obsessing over tens of billions of dollars in the discretionary portion of it, be it defense or non-defense, isn't all that helpful from a fiscal responsibility standpoint and is unbelievably…
NATO has long been, and will continue to be, a cornerstone of our security and defense policies.
the solutions coming out of the White House are making it worse, not better, and I darn sure don't want to take 6, 7, $8 billion out of DOD to build some wall that isn't going to make the situation any better.
It is critical to have a strategy for NATO to grow and evolve and address the new and emerging threats.
To maintain this advantage, we need strong American leadership along two fronts.
We must anticipate that it will again evolve in new ways to address this changing landscape.
There has to be--you know, it is like when the cords get all bundled up, there has got to be some place to start to sort of pull it apart and start working.
I would ask to be able to work with you and other members to either extend the authority or remove the cap and potentially raise the threshold of funding we are able to spend.
We are very concerned about the enormous investments Russia is making in nuclear forces that are not captured by existing arms control agreements.
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