07/26/2021
https://www.congress.gov...
"We are spending, this year, $700 billion on defense, and the only priority I hear from you... is 'more.'"
"I think all of those things that you cited are things that also contribute enormously to the national security."
"If we continue to prioritize investment in defense at the expense of infrastructure, education, basic research, then we will have a hollow country."
"But, there's a reason that the Constitution puts the hard calls on the civilian part of government."