Trent Kelly: “We don't need to throw out the baby with the bath water.”

I support the AUKUS framework. It holds generational opportunity for partnership with the U.K. and Australia through technology sharing and integrated deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

I ask people to remember that we are asking for a small cut. We do well what we measure and what we account for. Mr. Chair, I ask for a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the…

The 2022 National Defense Strategy describes the People's Republic of China as our most consequential strategic competitor for the coming decades.

I point out that we spend a lot of money overseas to preserve our environment. None of it is measured. There are no metrics of success. We spend billions and billions of dollars outside of the United States for climate preservation, which…