Mike Gallagher

As I read your testimony, sir, I think the biggest theme or takeaway I have from it is this emphasis on prevention, how prevention is key.

As always, there is more we could do to improve accountability and integrity in our Armed Forces.

I agree that sexual assault and harassment are a blight on our Armed Forces.

I look forward to working with you through this upcoming NDAA cycle.

This is the cost of telling thousands of people that there is a legitimate shot of overturning the election.

I stand before you today in strong support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. This year's NDAA includes a top-line budget that restores funding for shipbuilding, procurement, missile defense, and a number of…

We can comply with .05, we have made that very clear to them.

This bipartisan policy, supported by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), was included in H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act.

It is just simply not possible to meet it, and it is going to fail.

This is not the United States of California, this is the United States of America.

Putting good regulations that are clear, and can be complied with, we favor that.

TIA applauds Congressmen Moulton and Gallagher for their leadership on this legislation

I think a consistent theme that you have heard on this committee, certainly from the ranking member, is that we need more icebreakers.

So it is my hope that we will continue to work in a bipartisan fashion to fund urgent priorities such as icebreakers.

It seems like we have got money for everything except for the things we actually need that are vital.

This bipartisan policy, supported by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), was included in H.R. 3684.

I stand before you today in proud support of this bipartisan bill, which is a reflection of the hard work of both sides that went into this. This process remains some of the most gratifying work that we do in Congress and a testament to…

It has taken us an hour and a half, talking about threats to America, I am glad we finally identified that the appropriators are among them.

I think we all agree that these are crimes that have absolutely no place in the United States military.

I look forward to hearing from our panels today about how the Department of Defense will approach sexual assault and sexual harassment in the future.

This was a very fruitful discussion. Thank you.

Can you talk a bit about what in the threat environment has changed so that the Army end strength in the FY22 budget is now at 485,000?

Secretary Austin, I know we share a commitment to ensuring the Constellation-class frigate is a success.

We seem to be punting our--a larger Navy into the future on a 2045 time line when really we need to be planning around a 2025 time line.

I'm very supportive of your desire to develop an inventory of Light Amphibious Warships.