"The moment we fail to maintain vigilance is the moment when a belligerent power will seize the opportunity to tip the balance of power."
"President Biden saw fit this time to slash our defense budget by over $4 billion in real dollars."
"Welcome. I would like to call this hearing to order."
"I personally, and I think a lot of my colleagues, continue to believe that waivers such as these should be thoroughly vetted, rare, short, and only granted in exceptional emergency circumstances."
"So that is the good news. The bad news is certainly much longer than we ever anticipated."
"I understand that. So we had a 1-week shutdown. Not good at all."
"Thank you, Chairman. Appreciate it."
"$7.50 an hour in the wealthiest nation in the world that incrementally and predictably would raise it."
"It's great to have a Committee that's absolutely focused on survival."
"It's time to wake up. I have nothing against the folks on the other side of the aisle, this is a moral obligation to make sure people can live."
"I appreciate the expansion on your answer on that."