The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We in Congress need to support the American forces in every conceivable way, giving them the tools to continue to convert, capture or kill terrorists and the time to equip the Iraqi security forces.
Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority.
Congress must take responsibility for a new positive direction - an innovative agenda that will lead to a more secure America. Secure communities, secure economies, and a secure quality of life.
We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.
I'm relieved that the state of the Marines' readiness will remain high.
When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
Our military has to be strengthened. Our vets have to be taken care of. We have to end Obamacare, and we have to make our country great again, and I will do that.
We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.
I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.
With Americans worried about losing their jobs, their savings, their homes and their chance at the American Dream, the New Direction Congress will work in a bipartisan way to lift our economy and help America's middle class.