I think the number one most important thing is it is crucial to maintain a strong U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

I think the improvement of our relationship with the nation of India is one of the most positive developments in foreign relations over the last several years.

Without question, the situation has improved in the last couple of years.

the Democratic-controlled House is not going to pass a budget that creates $174 billion OCO and guts every other aspect of funding.

My bottom line is we need to keep making progress. We can't slide backwards.

if you are going to cut the State Department, you better give me more ammunition.

I share the concerns about other parts of the budget.

we need the Pentagon to start spending the money more wisely than it has been spending it.

Artificially sticking to those budget caps has almost nothing to do with fiscal responsibility.

I think to the extent that we rely on that political talking point it undercuts the fact that this all happened because of the battle over the budget.

this committee, and I know there has been bipartisan expression to this, is unalterably opposed to taking money out of DOD to fund the border wall.