John Hoeven

A lot of the funding in the Supplemental goes to restoring our weapons as well as strengthening our military industrial base.

But you know where I am going?

I do as well. I also want to express my appreciation for your answer that the modernization is an absolute requirement.

Yes. And to get the right result we have to work very carefully with both of you to make it happen the right way.

We do need to maintain ISR capability on air as we transition.

I am concerned that the drawdown of our fleets of ISR Aircraft, including Global Hawk, without adequately replacing those capabilities in the Air Force is a concern.

It is important that the Guard has capabilities equivalent to its Active Duty counterparts.

We have got to look at what is going on in the battlefield right now

It is critical that the Army National Guard maintain the capabilities to integrate seamlessly into the fight.

What you do in ISR affects every single Force in the DOD, not just Air Force.

I am concerned that you are not doing enough to maintain an ISR capacity.

I want to talk to you about Sentinel, given the incredible threat from China, and Russia, and the incredible buildup we are seeing particularly in China.

Do you agree or not that we need to get them the assistance to fully defeat Hamas; do you agree with that or not?

This is not just about Ukraine's survival; it is also about America's security.

The price of U.S. leadership remains far lower than the price of U.S. abdication.

If there is something else that needs to be done we want to know what it is to keep that program on track.

But clearly it was the intent of Congress to get Israel that assistance, and so we are watching very closely that you get that to them as expeditiously as possible.

It really does go to our arsenal and our defenses.

I do as well. I also want to express my appreciation for your answer that the modernization is an absolute requirement.

Putin's unprovoked and unjust 2022 invasion of Ukraine has taken a harrowing toll on the Ukrainian people and threatened security in Europe and beyond.

But you know where I am going?

Yes. And to get the right result we have to work very carefully with both of you to make it happen the right way.

I am concerned that the drawdown of our fleets of ISR Aircraft... is a concern.

You've got my commitment on this and I've made that commitment in private and I'm happy to make it again here in public.

We need something like that in order to get these nursing homes to change their policy and accept veterans that are on VA reimbursement rather than Medicare or Medicaid.