Political Quotes

“I support the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. Thanks to the leadership of Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Rogers, as well as the chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Jim Cooper, this year's NDAA was, once again, compiled and reported for consideration on the floor today in a bipartisan manner. This bill is also the product of the diligent work of the committee staff whom I would like to thank including the Strategic Forces Subcommittee's PSMs, Maria Vastola, Grant Schneider, Ryan Tully, Whitney Verett, and Zach Taylor, as well as the committee's majority staff director, Paul Arcangeli, and minority staff director, Chris Vieson. Admiral Richard, the Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, has told us we are facing a situation our Nation has not encountered before. We must deter two peer nuclear-capable competitors simultaneously and must do so with each being deterred differently. I am confident that the FY 2022 NDAA before us today places us on the right path to properly observe both Russia and China. First and foremost, the bill increases top line defense spending by nearly $25 billion, reversing the harmful and reckless cuts from the President's budget, ensuring an annual growth of 5 percent over the previous year, and funding the DOD's most critical unfunded priorities.…”