Jon Tester

In my opinion, this is a disgrace.

I would call on all my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee to work together in a bipartisan way.

This is a very dangerous time in which we live, in my lifetime, probably comparable to the early '60s with the Cuban Missile Crisis.

It is long past time to get these funds signed into law.

I strongly believe that competition drives better acquisition outcomes: it fosters innovation and keeps prices low.

Look, 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.

quantity has a quality all of its own.

I support the ongoing efforts of Senators Murray and Collins to chart a path forward that will work, and will work with anyone to get this job done.

Congress dropped the ball on that because that would have changed things dramatically.

Headlines and delays like this should constitute a full-blown emergency for the Navy and the shipbuilding industry.

Unfortunately, there is far too many people here who believe that government shutdowns are the way this place should work.

We shouldn't have to depend upon the military to do that.

We must be clear-eyed that this budget request would represent a real cut in funding for the Department of Defense as it fails to keep pace with inflation.

Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed, and we were able to come together in a bipartisan manner to avert a catastrophic Government default and shutdown.

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

Some folks want it to be used as a political tool, when in fact we ought to be working for the betterment of the country, not for Democrats or Republicans.

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

I strongly believe that competition drives better acquisition outcomes: it fosters innovation and keeps prices low.

In my opinion, this is a disgrace.

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

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

As far as the Navy and the Air Force goes, do you guys use that account and do you feel same way as Secretary Bush feels?

We've got countries that are fighting for democracy.

I think that is ineptness on Congress' part, not on yours, and we tend to tie your hands behind your back when we don't get budgets done on time.

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…