Without hesitation, I recognize that a strong, agile and effectively funded defense is not a mere priority. It is a necessity. The current threat environment facing the United States is as serious and as layered as anything I have witnessed during my time in Congress. The convergence of challenges from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran demands that we all work together with a level of seriousness and urgency that frankly has not always characterized our defense debates in recent years. (00:49–00:58)
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