"We have to be smart about what we invest in."
"I hustled. I am a Marine, I can hustle."
"I know that you believe, as I do, that the issues this committee tackles are at the very core of our national security as a nation."
"I appreciate your view that strategic deterrence is much broader than nuclear weapons, as the world and the threats we face as a nation have evolved significantly since our nuclear triad was first est..."
"Thank you, sir, for your 36 years of distinguished service to our nation and the past 3 years as head of Northern Command."
"we knew we would be able to get together the most remarkable coalition of NATO allies since World War II to push back Russia out of Ukraine."
"the problem is that Vladimir Putin did not believe that before he started this war."
"China's not advocating for peace here. They're aiding an invader. That's what they're doing, if they choose to pursue this."
"If China wants to join the Russia-Iran club here, they're going to find an incredibly United Western alliance, that's going to make their whole project to take over Taiwan... much more difficult."
"The support for Ukraine and Congress is strong. It's bipartisan."
"But by investing in Ukraine today, we're investing in our national security in the future, not just Ukraine. We're showing the world that we're not going to allow another ground war in Europe."
"It's also showing the rest of the world including Xi Jinping, that the Western alliance is going to stay step strong, stand together and not allow autocratic leader to take over foreign democratic nat..."