Mike Gallagher: “I share your concerns about, let's say, the sense of urgency or lack thereof at times in addressing these challenges…”

I had to remain home in Green Bay, Wisconsin to attend to a family matter and was unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 79 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 80. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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.

So if we are worried about a near-term deterrence crisis, right, if we think is the sort of window of maximum danger in the 2020s, and we don't know, admittedly, we don't know what lurks in the mind and heart of Xi Jinping.

I believe that the CCP is preparing for a war with the United States.