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@HASCDemocrats

Oversight and funding of the Department of Defense, the United States Armed Forces, and portions of the Department of Energy. Ranking member:

Washington, DC
Joined September 2009

Media

  1. "It is reprehensible that two years after the 2016 elections, President Trump and Republicans in Congress have failed to tackle Russian election interference with any credibility.”

  2. "I am opposed to President Trump’s proposal for a ‘Space Force.’" -- statement: ()

  3. Now is not the time to increase nuclear safety risk by making cuts to the experts whose primary mission is to provide independent nuclear safety oversight.

  4. SMITH, COOPER TO NUCLEAR SAFETY BOARD: STOP “ILL-ADVISED PLAN” TO CUT STAFF BY ONE-THIRD & GUT CORE CAPABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION

  5. "Today, we pause to remember the sacrifice and heroism of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. They and their deeds will never be forgotten. We must continue to fight to uphold the freedoms and values that they held dear." --

  6. BREAKING: & key OPPOSE TRUMP PLAN TO SPEND MILITARY READINESS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS ON BORDER WALL ---> President Trump should not be taking away money from our troops and spending it on his wall: ()

  7. "His fight for the people of the United States throughout his entire career, in uniform and out, set an example of fortitude and commitment for all of us. I extend my profound condolences to his family, friends, and everyone that his life has affected."

  8. . statement on 'Space Force' proposal and politicization of the military:

  9. Statement on Space Force report by the heads of the HASC Strategic Forces Subcommittee and :

  10. National security Ranking Members push for Cabinet-level briefing on private Trump-Putin meeting:

  11. "This is about America; this is about all of us ... it's about whether or not we're going to have free and fair elections, that are free of foreign interference from Russia. We ought to be united on that." on

  12. .: "I know it's incredibly comforting from a policy perspective to blame absolutely everything that’s gone wrong in the world on President Obama, but he’s not in charge anymore. Donald Trump is in charge. The Republican Party is in charge of the House & the Senate.."

  13. "‘America is now projecting strength?’ If there was ever an example of the President of the United States projecting the most embarrassing, abject weakness I’ve ever seen than what President Trump just did with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, I can’t think of it."

  14. "Um, Donald Trump is president. It seems like the one thing the Republican Party wants is they would love to have Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to kick around for, like, ever. But you’re actually in charge now. So why not be responsible for what's going on now?"

  15. "We have repeatedly, in Congress, prioritized tax cuts over the men and women who serve in the military. That's what's ironic about this debate...to cut taxes by trillions and trillions, and then to say we don't have enough money to spend on defense is hypocritical"-

  16. . is debating Republican defense and budget priorities on the House floor right now. Watch it here:

  17. . statement on Trump meeting with President Putin "There is no sugar coating this. It is hard to see President Trump siding with Vladimir Putin over our own intelligence community and our criminal investigators as anything other than treason."

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