Adam Smith actually said...

An $860 billion budget, roughly, should be enough to defend this country.

Stating the adequacy of the defense budget for national security.

04/18/2023

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We have a $1.2 trillion deficit, actually 1.3 last year, a 38-percent deficit, and it needs to be addressed.

I completely agree with the chairman that sequestration is not a good idea. It would be bad for our economy, bad for defense.

We can't hold hostage steps that will do that to the notion that we have to have a balanced budget right now or even in the next 3, 4, 5, 6 ...

Those numbers don't add up.