Opening Statements

“When it comes to revitalizing our industrial base, the choice is clear. We can act now, or we can allow our deterrence to erode, undermining our national security, and failing the men and women in uniform who so bravely serve our country.” Read more »

"This print identifies and delivers upon modern warfighting needs, ensuring that our men and women in uniform are equipped not only with the most exquisite kit, but that the Department is able to sustain its capabilities for generations to come." Read more »

"This subcommittee print supports the DoD’s incredible innovation enterprise, leverages the boundless potential of artificial intelligence, and strengthens and secures our IT networks. Most importantly, it focuses on rapidly delivering these improvements to the warfighter." Read more »

"This ISO print continues to focus on providing our Special Operations Forces, the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, and the security cooperation enterprise with the tools and resources required to ensure their capabilities can support the Department’s National Defense Strategy and counter an ever-changing threat environment." Read more »

"The Military Personnel print was developed in a bipartisan manner and includes member priorities focused on taking care of service members and their families to ensure we have the most capable and ready fighting force in the world." Read more »

"This Readiness mark fully endorses the idea that the quickest way to expand our force structure is by having our military units ready in terms of both training and maintenance." Read more »

"The Seapower and Projection Forces mark before us represents essential investments in our ability to project peace through strength at sea and in the air, now and into the future." Read more »

"The subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2027 mark is the product of bipartisan cooperation, and continues many of our longstanding efforts, such as advancing nuclear modernization, reforming the national security space enterprise, and enhancing missile defense." Read more »

"This budget puts to an end the old divest-to-invest strategy that has done nothing but pit modernization against sustainment. The result of several years of that strategy is an Air Force that suffers from unacceptably low mission capable rates today, while it continues to wait on the delivery of modernized assets that are still years away." Read more »

"The global threat environment has only grown more complex and nuanced over the last year. Now more than ever, we have to turn the tide of divestment – retiring more hulls than we procure is simply not an option anymore. We are not going to sacrifice capability in a critical window for deterrence." Read more »

"Operation Midnight Hammer delivered a destructive blow to Iran’s nuclear program and Operation Epic Fury shattered the regime’s ability to shield that program with its conventional forces." Read more »

"I have been beating the drum for a long time on the decline of the organic industrial base and the defense industrial base as a whole," Rogers said. "I am glad President Trump shares my concerns and has released a budget that will finally addresses this problem. We need to enact that budget and we need to rapidly turn that historic investment into capability for the warfighter." Read more »

"To maintain deterrence and ensure maritime dominance, we need a robust constellation of shipyards with modern infrastructure and a large, skilled workforce capable of meeting the increased demand for building and repairing ships." Rogers said. Read more »

"One of the U.S.’s greatest competitive advantages is our ability to out-think and out-innovate our adversaries," said Bacon Read more »

"In today’s constantly evolving threat environment, our adversaries are investing heavily in advanced capabilities as they try to close in on our lead. It is critical that we ensure that never happens." Read more »