"The only purpose of proxy voting should be due to the ongoing health emergency, which no longer exists, in my opinion."
"this makes no sense"
"deterrence failed in this case."
"the threat of sanctions and the threat of a sternly worded mean tweet from the State Department press secretary is not going to deter Xi Jinping."
"if it is used to suggest that we can rely on nonmilitary tools, specifically sanctions, or hashtag diplomacy in order to deter, uncoupled from a credible military threat, then we will have further det..."
"At the end of the day, it all comes down to people."
"I thought it was a great discussion, and I really think the Marine Corps deserves credit for trying to grapple honestly with some challenges."
"The strength of the joint force, in my opinion, ultimately relies upon the strength of our broader society."
"If we are solely talking about racial and gender diversity to the exclusion of intellectual diversity, then we might have a disagreement on this committee."
"Talent management in the services is an extraordinarily important topic for this committee, for the broader committee."
"We need to have warriors in our military with the moral conviction, the physical constitution, and the character to defeat our adversaries."