Mike Gallagher: “It seems like we have got money for everything except for the things we actually need that are vital.”

The subcommittee will come to order. We are really lucky to have three incredible witnesses today to talk about a very important topic, military innovation, and how we can learn from the lessons of the past.

MacArthur argued for democracy and said that the dictator may start off well, but once they encounter friction, they slow down whereas democracy starts slowly, but they activate thousands of flexible and free-thinking minds and over time…

It's unclear to me why we barreled ahead with a vote knowing that the votes weren't there. We did not need to embarrass ourselves.

Last year, after touring PortMiami, Congressman Mike Gallagher said he felt ports were doing what they needed to do to mitigate potential risks in the short-term.