Senator Tim Sheehy

It's expensive, it's hard, and the skills around a Navy take years to develop. And an Army is, of course, an equally important capability to have, But especially at that time, our founders were concerned about a standing army in America becoming used as a force of tyranny by a runaway government.

It's expensive, it's hard, and the skills around a Navy take years to develop. And an Army is, of course, an equally important capability to have, But especially at that time, our founders were concerned about a standing army in America becoming used as a force of tyranny by a runaway government.

Whereas the Navy was understood that as a mercantile republic, we had to have open sea lanes available to keep our businesses running, to keep our economy strong. And as you correctly pointed out, 250 years on, very little has changed.

Whereas the Navy was understood that as a mercantile republic, we had to have open sea lanes available to keep our businesses running, to keep our economy strong. And as you correctly pointed out, 250 years on, very little has changed.

Whereas the Navy was understood that as a mercantile republic, we had to have open sea lanes available to keep our businesses running, to keep our economy strong. And as you correctly pointed out, 250 years on, very little has changed.

The technology is different, the products are different, but the reality is we have to be able to move products into and out of our marketplace, and so does the rest of the world. And right now, frankly, for the last eight years, the entire global economy has rested on the bedrock of freedom of navigation that sits on the backs of the U.S. Navy. So we have to be ready to defend those interests.

The technology is different, the products are different, but the reality is we have to be able to move products into and out of our marketplace, and so does the rest of the world. And right now, frankly, for the last eight years, the entire global economy has rested on the bedrock of freedom of navigation that sits on the backs of the U.S. Navy. So we have to be ready to defend those interests.

The technology is different, the products are different, but the reality is we have to be able to move products into and out of our marketplace, and so does the rest of the world. And right now, frankly, for the last eight years, the entire global economy has rested on the bedrock of freedom of navigation that sits on the backs of the U.S. Navy. So we have to be ready to defend those interests.

And right now, as we've seen in the Red Sea over the past year and a half, since October 7th, Although it's a small example of what can happen worldwide, we're very lucky to have the Navy we have. But unfortunately, the Red Sea is a tiny speck on the map compared to the Indo-Pacific region.

And right now, as we've seen in the Red Sea over the past year and a half, since October 7th, Although it's a small example of what can happen worldwide, we're very lucky to have the Navy we have. But unfortunately, the Red Sea is a tiny speck on the map compared to the Indo-Pacific region.

And right now, as we've seen in the Red Sea over the past year and a half, since October 7th, Although it's a small example of what can happen worldwide, we're very lucky to have the Navy we have. But unfortunately, the Red Sea is a tiny speck on the map compared to the Indo-Pacific region.

And we're not ready to spread that capability across the whole region the way China is rapidly pacing towards.

And we're not ready to spread that capability across the whole region the way China is rapidly pacing towards.

And we're not ready to spread that capability across the whole region the way China is rapidly pacing towards.

Also, my mom says when I was about three years old, I was running around the woods with a stick for a gun. So she said, I don't know why, but you always knew you were going to do it. But it's interesting that there was an image stuck in my head when I was about five years old. We were invading Kuwait during the first Gulf War. And I was sitting on the floor playing with trucks and toys.

Also, my mom says when I was about three years old, I was running around the woods with a stick for a gun. So she said, I don't know why, but you always knew you were going to do it. But it's interesting that there was an image stuck in my head when I was about five years old. We were invading Kuwait during the first Gulf War. And I was sitting on the floor playing with trucks and toys.

Also, my mom says when I was about three years old, I was running around the woods with a stick for a gun. So she said, I don't know why, but you always knew you were going to do it. But it's interesting that there was an image stuck in my head when I was about five years old. We were invading Kuwait during the first Gulf War. And I was sitting on the floor playing with trucks and toys.

And it was, you know, the old school CNN back in the early days of 24 hour news. And I saw this image and it was a night vision video of an American soldier running through the desert and he dropped down on his chest to fire his weapon.

And it was, you know, the old school CNN back in the early days of 24 hour news. And I saw this image and it was a night vision video of an American soldier running through the desert and he dropped down on his chest to fire his weapon.

And it was, you know, the old school CNN back in the early days of 24 hour news. And I saw this image and it was a night vision video of an American soldier running through the desert and he dropped down on his chest to fire his weapon.