"The world is literally on fire."
"Our ability to deter bad actors has completely gone away."
"the number one job and goal of the federal government to me is to defend the nation."
"this budget is not only inadequate, it puts us on a pathway to reduce our capabilities."
"This budget agreement has put us on track to have the lowest spending on Defense in modern history."
"I will do everything I can to turn this trend around."
"President Trump believes it's non negotiable when it comes to Hamas. They have to be destroyed militarily. They can't be in charge."
"You cannot allow Hamas to stay in power. You can't allow them to have six brigades to do October the 7th again."
"When you're $34 trillion in debt, you need to be thinking about the American people, just not allies. So, I think the loan is the way to get the aid to Ukraine."
"I can't imagine any member of Congress would object to trying to get our allies to pay us back when we're $34 trillion in debt if they can."
"This is America First in action. It's not isolationism, but it is considering the needs of the American people."
"If you think Joe Biden's policies lack a deterrence and he's weak in the eyes of our enemies, you're right."