Kit Bond: “I'm pleased to see that the President has taken a serious approach to missile defense by increasing his request by over…”

I regret to say that this bill should be called the Big Oil Gulf Monopoly Bill, because that is what it is.

I would humbly suggest that you put more, not less, in the force structure for the Guard, which is a bargain for our military defense.

That means you would often have the unenviable task of determining whether or not there are such violations.

I believe strongly we take for granted our defense base will always be there, maintaining capacity and innovation to keep the United States and our warfighters second to none.