Jack Reed: “I hope that in this hearing we can continue this bipartisan work, and look for concrete steps we can take together to…”

When President Trump cuts military exercises to flatter a dictator or punishes South Korea for declining to join a war he started, all of our allies – and adversaries – think that America’s commitments are negotiable.

President Trump’s effort to turn the U.S. military into an investor in Venezuelan oil is a blatant abuse of power and taxpayer dollars.

It is far past time for President Trump to recognize the lasting harm that Pete Hegseth is inflicting on the Department of Defense.

President Trump has been explicit about his desire to extract Venezuela's oil," Reed said in a statement.