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Another Week Without Action On The NDAA In The Senate
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Let Another Week Slip By Without Moving This Year’s National Defense Authorization Act To The Senate Floor SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “Yesterday, I was proud to attend a joint meeting of Congress and listen to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s message from Israel to America. He reminded us of our nations’ deep friendship, of the savagery of our shared enemies, of the sacrifices brave Israelis are making to combat them on behalf of the entir… Continue Reading
07.09.24
As NATO Meets In DC, Senate Democrats Prioritize Show Votes Over NDAA
Instead Of Demonstrating That The United States Is Ready To Step Up And Bolster Its Defense And Deterrence Against Aggressors Like China, Russia, North Korea, And Iran, Senate Democrats Are Allowing This Year’s Bipartisan Defense Authorization Bill To Languish, Wasting Time On Yet More Election Year Show Votes SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “This week, the Senate convenes with important business to address. America’s closest allies are in town. The eyes of the world are on … Continue Reading
06.20.24
Schumer’s Show Vote Summer Puts Politics Over National Security
Chuck Schumer And Senate Democrats Are So Focused On Playing Politics That They Are Subsuming The Senate’s Duty To Address America’s National Security Posture In An Increasingly Dangerous World To Their Obvious And Cynical Campaign Tactics SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “Last week, the Armed Services Committee voted to recommend a $25 billion-dollar increase to topline defense spending. In overwhelming, bipartisan fashion, our colleagues rejected a fourth straight budget re… Continue Reading
03.22.24
Determined Work By Congressional Republicans Secured Important Conservative Policy Wins In This Year’s Appropriations Bills
In FY 2024 Appropriations, Republicans Negotiators In The House And Senate Boosted Defense Spending, Enhanced Border Enforcement, Banned Funds For UNRWA, And Cut Democrats’ IRS Expansion SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “The task before Congress this week - completing annual appropriations - is important work every year. In fact, it’s among our most basic, fundamental responsibilities. But not in decades have the stakes of providing for the common defense been as high as they ar… Continue Reading
03.12.24
For The Fourth Year In A Row, Biden’s Anemic Defense Budget Request Fails To Keep Pace With His Inflation
Every Single Year, The Biden Administration Has Presented An Inadequate Defense Budget Request That Fails To Keep Up With The Inflation His Economic Policies Unleashed, All As China And Russia Accelerate Their Military Buildups SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “Yesterday, President Biden released his budget request for the next fiscal year…. The President … shows no interest in the sort of defense investments that were needed to squeeze the Soviets in the 1980s, let alone to lib… Continue Reading
01.11.24
Keeping Pace With Russian And Chinese Military Buildups And Defending American Interests Requires Congress To Urgently Approve Crucial Security Funding
As Russia Re-Arms And Continues Its Assault On Ukraine And China Boosts Weapons Production, America’s Ability To Respond To Threats And Protect Ourselves And Our Allies Depends On Congress Appropriating More Funding For National Security SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “Here’s the truth: threats to U.S. national security are growing, and the Biden Administration’s habit of proposing real-dollar cuts to defense funding is a streak that must end at three. With its forthcoming bud… Continue Reading
01.10.24
Iran And Its Proxies Have Attacked American Forces And International Commerce With Impunity For Three Months
In The Middle East, Time And Time Again, The Only Thing The Biden Administration Has Managed To Deter Is Itself As Iran And Its Proxies Brazenly Continue Attacking U.S. Bases And Maritime Trade SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “[T]he reality of facing interconnected threats isn’t unique to Israel. Around the world, our adversaries are colluding in new and aggressive ways…. [T]he best way we can help our friends is to restore our own credibility in the region, and take bolder ste… Continue Reading
12.12.23
Congress Must Pass This Year’s NDAA So America Can Confront Worldwide Security Challenges
LEADER McCONNELL: ‘The NDAA Is Our Most Significant Opportunity To Set Priorities For Competition With Adversaries Like China And Russia … It’s Our Time To Lay The Groundwork For Robust Investments In Hard Power’ SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “The NDAA is our most significant opportunity to set priorities for competition with adversaries like China and Russia. It’s our chance to keep the Biden Administration focused on critical missions like rebuilding America’s defense indus… Continue Reading
11.02.23
A Strong, Comprehensive Security Supplemental Invests In American Defense And American Jobs
A National Security Supplemental Supporting America’s Partners In Ukraine, Israel, And Asia Not Only Helps Those Countries, It Strengthens The United States Defense Industrial Base, Which Enhances American Security While Creating Jobs And Revitalizing Communities Across The Country SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): “Over and over again, history has taught us that the costs of disengaging from the world are far higher than the costs of engaging. And just as the threats we face are… Continue Reading
07.27.23
NDAA Is Essential To Modernize Our Military, Improve Readiness, And Keep Pace With China’s Rapid Military Buildup
'Hard Power Is Essential - More So Than Any Number Of Pet Rocks Politicians Hold Up As Helpful To Compete With China. Hard Power Is The Currency Of Geopolitics' SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The NDAA is our most significant opportunity to set priorities for competition with adversaries like China and Russia. It's our chance to keep the Biden Administration focused on critical missions like rebuilding America's defense industrial base instead of the woke partisan agenda of… Continue Reading
06.15.23
America’s East Asia Partners Agree That Supporting Ukraine Is Essential For Deterring China
Supporting Ukraine Is An Investment In 'Taiwan's Survival' And International Security Against Chinese Aggression Across Asia, While The Conflict Also Provides A Wakeup Call For America's Defense Posture SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "As I've discussed repeatedly, Vladimir Putin's brutal escalation in Ukraine has prompted America's European allies to take their commitments to collective defense more seriously. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Russia's authoritaria… Continue Reading
05.16.23
A Real China Competition Bill Would Focus On Defense
Senate Democrats Are Talking About Another Bill To Boost U.S. Competition With China, But Are Focused On More Industrial Policy And Domestic Spending, But The United States Must Out-Compete China Most Of All In Military Capabilities And Senate Democrats Keep Failing To Prioritize Defense SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Our Democratic friends like to invoke America's competition with China whenever they're seeking to justify huge outlays of domestic spending. But they push t… Continue Reading
03.28.23
Senators Should Support Sen. Sullivan’s Amendment In Wake Of Latest Iranian Attacks On U.S. Forces
LEADER McCONNELL: 'Tehran Wants To Push Us Out Of Iraq And Syria. Why Should Congress Make That Easier? While The Senate's Been Engaged In This Abstract, Theoretical Debate About Rolling Back American Power, Iran Has Continued Its Deadly Attacks On Us…. Some In America May Think Our War Against Terrorism Is Sunsetting, But Clearly The Terrorists Do Not Agree.' SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "I am opposed to Congress sunsetting any military force authorizations in the… Continue Reading
03.21.23
Congress Should Not Tie The Hands Of American Commanders In The Middle East
'The 2002 AUMF Is Important In Iraq Today Because It Provides Authorities For U.S. Forces There To Defend Themselves From A Variety Of Real, Exigent Threats. It's Arguably Even More Important In Syria … Do Supporters Of This Repeal Fully Understand The Ways It Might Limit Counterterrorism Missions?' SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[L]et's clear up some facts: The 2002 AUMF has been understood for years to apply to a variety of threats emanating from Iraq. Administrat… Continue Reading
03.15.23
As Threats To The United States Proliferate, President Biden’s Defense Budget ‘Is Woefully Inadequate’
Joe Biden's Defense Budget Yet Again Fails To Keep Pace With The Inflation His Economic Policy Has Unleashed And His Proposed Spending Increases For The IRS And EPA Vastly Outpace The Pentagon, All While China Continues Its Torrid Pace Of Military Modernization And Expansion Senate Republicans: 'The President's Defense Budget Is Woefully Inadequate And Disappointing,' Biden's Proposed Defense 'Funding Levels … Fail To Keep Up With Inflation' SEN. ROGER WICKER (R-MS), Senate Armed S… Continue Reading
03.09.23
Biden’s Irresponsible Budget Triples Down On Tax Hikes, Government Spending, And Debt
Following Two Years Of Out-Of-Control Democrat Spending, Tax Hikes, And Massive Deficits, President Biden Has Submitted A Budget Calling For Even More Taxing, Spending, And Red Ink That Would Balloon The Federal Government While Still Managing To Shortchange Defense And Border Security JOE BIDEN: "My dad used to have an expression: 'Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.'" (Joe Biden, Remarks, 9/15/2008) Senate Republicans: President Biden's … Continue Reading
12.20.22
Senate Republicans Secured ‘Robust Defense Spending’ At The Expense Of Democrats’ Liberal Spending
Senior Democrats Are Upset That The Appropriations Legislation Grows Defense Spending At The Expense Of Liberal Domestic Programs Yet This Funding Is Essential To Sustaining American Forces And Equipping Them To Confront Threats From Russia, China, And Others SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "President Biden's proposal for fiscal year 2023 was a massive, real-dollar increase for liberal domestic spending and a significant real-dollar cut for the national defense. Thanks to ti… Continue Reading
12.20.22
The Government Funding Agreement Conforms To The Conservative Policy Guidelines Leader McConnell Has Defined For Months
This Year, Leader McConnell Clearly Laid Out Conservative Policy Markers That Would Have To Be Met In Any Bipartisan Government Funding Agreement And The Appropriations Legislation Released Today Conforms To Those Policies SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "The bipartisan government funding bill that Senators Shelby and Leahy have finished negotiating does exactly the opposite of what the Biden Administration first proposed. This bill provides a substantial real-dollar increas… Continue Reading
12.15.22
NDAA Features Crucial Programs And Force Modernization Needed To Confront The Challenge Posed By China
The Department Of Defense Recently Warned That China 'Has Mobilized Vast Resources In Support Of Its Defense Modernization' And The FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act Is A Critical 'Step Toward The Investments, Modernization, And Stronger Strategies That' The U.S. Military Needs In Order To 'Compete And Win' SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Today I want to focus on what most Senators agree is the single greatest medium-term and long-term national security challenge t… Continue Reading
12.08.22
This Year’s NDAA Includes Essential Boosts To Munitions, Modernization, And Deterrence Against Hostile Powers
The Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act 'Tees Up A Significant And Badly-Needed Increase In Defense Funding' While Working 'To Protect Our Country From Threats Like China And Russia And Give Our Troops What They Need To Complete Their Mission' SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[T]he Senate and House Armed Services Committees released a strong, bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act. ... We have got to take our national defense, military modernization, a… Continue Reading
