Political Quotes

“the Senate is about to take up this year's National Defense Authorization Act. My colleagues and I on the Senate Armed Services Committee have worked hard to bring this bill to the floor for consideration by all of our fellow Senators, and we bring it to our colleagues with a resounding committee action. In our committee markup, we voted in a landslide--26 yeses and only 1 nay--to advance the bill--a nearly unanimous endorsement of this legislation. My colleagues and I have spent the past 7 months listening to the Nation's top military officials. These officials from command stations all over the world have detailed the dangerous threat environment facing the United States. This NDAA is a direct response to their testimony. In our overwhelmingly positive committee vote, we send a clear message: We agree with the testimony of our military officials. Both Republicans and Democrats agree that we are not where we need to be on national defense. This bill helps close that gap. The committee's fiscal year 2026 NDAA is focused on two things: rebuild and reform. Again, by a vote of 26 to 1, we adopted a bill with a $924.7 billion top line--an increase that recognizes the urgent need to rebuild our military. We also adopted numerous reforms to the Pentagon's antiquated business processes captured in my FoRGED Act--the most significant acquisition reform proposal in decades. This NDAA will help rebuild the U.S.…”