David Cicilline: “However, in 2016, the Department of Defense decided to decommission Lajes, a decision I strongly opposed for a lot of…”

The problem is we haven't committed to a mission. I have asked Secretary Blinken to define what he thinks the mission is.

We have to recognize that would include occupying part of Russia, toppling their government, and replacing them with a different government.

The future economic prosperity of our state is directly dependent on our ability to get this right.

What we’ve said to the General Assembly is you’re going to have to have a transition plan that takes that into account.