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

The Constitution puts on the Congress the responsibility to provide and maintain, to raise and support military forces that can defend the country.

There is widespread agreement that cyberspace is now a domain of warfare, and many people regard it as the most difficult, perplexing national security challenge we face.

It seems to me if we end up with 500 nuclear weapons and country A has a couple hundred, that all the incentive in the world is for them to catch us.

the President's answer to sequestration has been more cuts in defense, at least as part of what he calls a balanced approach.