On the recordMarch 8, 2017
I am concerned that this pullback is going to allow Russia or China--basically, Russia, our enemy, is going to allow them to step in.
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congress.govI am concerned that this pullback is going to allow Russia or China--basically, Russia, our enemy, is going to allow them to step in.
Ruppersberger warns about the risks of reducing State Department funding.
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I don't think anybody on this Committee disagrees, about the issue of what sequestration can do.
You don't think Putin doesn't love the fact that--what he wants to do is to make the West weaker.
I think we have to let them know and let the world know and let Putin know we are the strongest military in the world.
As dangerous as we are and when every single Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine talks about sequestration, and, yet, we have not repealed this at these very, very dangerous times.