Kit Bond: “Suits are fine, but I have never seen a court clean up a stinkhole yet.”

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.

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

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.

This pragmatic decision will help address larger fighter shortfalls in the Navy, save the taxpayer over $500 million.