Jon Tester

Eisenhower warned of the military industrial complex. The fact of the matter is, is that they're an important partner for us.

The fact that some of these corporations are using the money to buy stocks back without building capacity first is incredibly irresponsible.

I think this is totally inadequate. I think we have got to figure out a way to make sure, at this dangerous time, which I believe is the most dangerous time in the world since the early 1960s, that we give you the money you need and then…

I want to thank you all for your testimony and your concise answers with the questions.

It is important to us to make sure you have modern equipment so you are ready when you are called upon.

things have gotten worse under the administration's failed border policies.

We have allies and they're friends of ours.

I do want to fix them and we need to make sure we're increasing the industrial base so that they can meet these goals.

The Space Force budget request is designed to support the National Defense Strategy by building, training, and equipping the Forces the Nation needs.

I do not think it is acceptable to be continuing to say: Don't worry about this, it is coming.

Congress dropped the ball on that because that would have changed things dramatically, but some folks want it to be used as a political tool.

I just returned from a trip with Senator Moran, and some others, and we were all over the place: Finland, Sweden, Egypt, Greece.

The truth is, is that those additional investments also include people's lives if we don't do what we need to do today.

The proposed inventory divestments and cuts to ship vehicle and aircraft procurement included in the President's budget request would require us to incur excessive risk without there being any discernible reduction in the threats facing…

I want to thank the folks for their testimony here today. We are going to work very, very hard to get this budget out on time.

I have repeatedly called upon Secretary Mayorkas and President Biden to step up and secure the southwest border.

We are running against some real-time issues if we are going to get these replaced in the three ICBM bases by 2036.

Space has never been more critical to the security of our Nation, and the success or failure of the Joint Force depends heavily upon the capabilities we present.

We cannot have a secure America without a strong NATO.

Yet we continue to fiddle and do Putin's bidding.

Look, all you have to see is what is gone on, on the southern border, and you know that we are in a situation that needs immediate repair, immediate fixing, and immediate overhaul, whatever you want to call it.

It requires coordination between DOD, USAID, and State in fragile countries that are not yet failed states.

The world doesn't follow any congressional calendar.

This budget request is not just a financial document; it is a clear statement of NDS implementation and our collective resolve to face the challenges of today and prepare for those of tomorrow.

I have repeatedly called upon Secretary Mayorkas, and President Biden, and Congress, to step up and fix what is going on in the southern border.