"the challenges posed by the [COVID]-19 pandemic to the nation's nutrition safety net have put into stark relief the need to modernize the country's nutrition assistance programs"
"One thing is clear from the testimony today. SNAP has absolutely been an essential support throughout this pandemic, and will continue to be crucial for economic recovery as we climb our way out of it..."
"If we withdraw and don't have airborne ISR capability over Afghanistan, I think it's a failure."
"Obviously, the real value is the deterrence value in the Middle East with our allies and right across the street with Iran, but I think there is a secondary benefit here."
"Waiting over a year for a permit to attach a single fiber wire to an existing pole unnecessarily impedes the ability to bridge the digital divide."
"I have just got a couple of comments because most of my questions were already asked."
"Our Special Forces needs to be the champion or the premier capability against counterterror."
"We want warrior culture. We want people with indomitable spirit."
"We can train our allies to do many of these missions. That is a force multiplier."
"Our goal right now should be to defeat COVID, and get our economy back in high gear, and we are on that track, particularly with the vaccines."
"Helping folks become independent for themselves and their families is an important priority."