Mac Thornberry: “I believe that the primary function of Congress is to fund common defense to protect American families, to do for us…”

It is also a challenging political environment, and to be charged with what I believe is the first function of the Federal Government--to defend the country--is a significant responsibility.

This issue is important. Members of this committee hear evidence every week that we are not providing our military with the funding they need.

It seems unwise to me to start launching missiles.

Going to war on the Korean Peninsula would have catastrophic consequences.