Political Quotes

the fact remains that there are must-pay bills and urgent requirements facing the department that affect the ability of our troops to be well trained and more broadly of the U.S. military to deter and defend against potential aggressors…

It appears that there is good faith on the Democratic side to try to pass the CR and avoid a government shutdown, which is always a disaster.

They don’t have them yet. The orders were placed, but they couldn’t [process] the orders when the government was shut down.

I find this deeply troubling. Reports that women and people of color are disproportionately fired or sidelined create the impression that their service is not valued.