Roger Wicker: “My initial thinking is that the funding needs additional benchmarks and criteria which ensure that our money is spent…”

The NOAA Hurricane Hunters save lives and protect infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated Chinese fishing vessels threaten the American maritime economy.

The sons and daughters of our fallen service members carry on the legacies of their parents. We set aside this day to honor them and to remember the sacrifices of their mothers and fathers.

This funding is essential. It would accelerate immediate production of key capabilities, from exquisite munitions to low-cost hypersonics, strike weapons and drones.