Chip Roy

And look, I'm frustrated at my Republican colleagues.

I tried to defund 20 percent of the budget for the D.C.

circuit courts and D.C.

district judges, Judge Boasberg and Judge Boardman.

And they wouldn't do it.

We had 40, what, six Republicans who wouldn't do it.

So those of us who believe and recognize what's at stake, we have to keep our foot on the gas and we have to be willing to ruffle feathers.

I can promise you a lot of my Republican colleagues were mad that we offered that amendment, Glenn, but I offered it anyway because we have to expose the people who aren't going to recognize what time it is in America.

And then we need to make decisions in the primaries this year and this November about what we're going to do to save the country.

Because we either save it over these next three years under President Trump and, Lord willing, win another presidential election, or there is no republic left.

You and I know this to be true.

Well, that's a question that, of course, the NSA and the NSA alone can answer.

And look, let me just give you a glimpse and your listeners a glimpse.

I'm trying to right now, separate issue, but hear me out because it matters.

I'm trying to get information out of our intel community to explain to me the dangers posed to our country that I believe exist.

These are the rationales for things like Golden Dome, the rationales for a new modern military, and I'm going to leave it at that.

But I believe that there is a very strong case to be made for us.

making investments in and changes to our military and defense of our nation.

But I need information from the intel community to fully back that up, right?

If you're going to ask me to spend billions of dollars, I need to know why.