"I look forward to hearing from the witnesses today and working with members of the subcommittee on this important issue."
"More now than ever our Nation faces competition and aggression on every front, and space is no different."
"Our Nation faces unprecedented threats from near-peer adversaries, such as Russia and China, and continued harassment from the rogue regimes of North Korea and Iran."
"SOUTHCOM is a region of vital importance that is often overlooked, but the threats you face are just as complex as those of other combatant commands."
"I was proud to support the Trump administration's vision for this new branch of our armed services."
"I called it a fence by mistake, and the President took objection to that, so I call it a wall now."
"Thank you very much. I would like to thank you, Chairman Kaptur and Ranking Member Simpson, for holding the hearing today."
"Space, I believe, is the next high ground, and we have to take it."
"I strongly support this accelerated 2024 goal and the Artemis program, appropriately named after Apollo's twin sister."
"The only way to protect both our national security and our economy is to dominate space and beat the Chinese and other near-peer adversaries."
"People that are supportive of this request have said to me, if we don't move now, China will own space, and who owns space owns the Earth and our technology in it."