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Weekly Round[s] Up: June 22-28, 2026
amendment to this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. Hearings: I attended three hearings this past week
Weekly Round[s] Up: Jun 15-22, 2026
Hurst, Nominee to be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); Shane Smith, CEO of Smithfield Foods; Jeff Ledbetter, Nominee … Iran peace deal and the National Defense Authorization Act. Click here to watch the full interview
Weekly Round[s] Up: June 1-14, 2026
Senate Armed Services Committee version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for Fiscal Year 2027. This
Weekly Round[s] Up: May 11-17, 2026
Nuclear Security Administration. The hearing focused on the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2027 and the Future
Weekly Round[s] Up: April 20-26, 2026
meetings with Katie Sutton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, Brandon Pugh, Principal Cyber Advisor
Weekly Round[s] Up: April 13-19, 2026
made a trip to Box Elder for the Defense and Industry Symposium and stopped in Selby to attend … against a resolution that would block a proposed defense sale to Israel. Lastly I voted in favor
Weekly Round[s] Up: March 23-29, 2026
Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense, Policy and Programs; Tim Teter, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary … Command as we prepare for the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. You can watch my questions here . Lastly
Weekly Round[s] Up: February 23 – March 1, 2026
beginning to eliminate the Iranian regime’s defensive and offensive capabilities. We should be thankful
Weekly Round[s] Up: February 9-15, 2026
like FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard and cyber defenses. Without support from Senate Democrats, this legislation
Weekly Round[s] Up: January 26 - February 1, 2026
above, the Senate passed five appropriation bills for Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Weekly Round[s] Up: January 5-11, 2026
Keith Bass to be an Assistance Secretary of Defense, Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central
Round[s] Up 2025: A Year in Review
provisions were signed into law through the National Defense Authorization Act. This included funding for construction projects
Weekly Round[s] Up: December 15-21, 2025
first term. We also passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, and on Thursday … mentioned, we also passed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. This year’s NDAA authorizes funding for construction
Weekly Round[s] Up: December 7-14, 2025
Intelligence briefings, one on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, and another on U.S.-China Economic and Security … motion to proceed on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. I voted against Senator King’s Health
Weekly Round[s] Up: December 1-7, 2025
read more about it here . Reagan National Defense Forum : This past weekend I attended the Reagan National Defense … weekend reviewing ways to strengthen America’s national defense and continuing to build partnerships between the military, industrial
Weekly Round[s] Up: November 17-23, 2025
Falls, Volga and Wall. Other meetings : Mackenzie Eaglen, Defense Analyst at the American Enterprise Institute; James Bracken, John
Weekly Round[s] Up: October 5 - 19, 2025
positive note, the National Defense Authorization Act passed the Senate during the government shutdown. While we still have
Weekly Round[s] Up: September 29 - October 5, 2025
Army; James Caggy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Mission Capabilities nominee; and Mark Uyeda, Commissioner
Weekly Round[s] Up: September 8-14, 2025
Anderson, nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict. We had our Senate Bible
Weekly Round[s] Up: September 1-7, 2025
already begun to advance the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation which authorizes critical funding for military programs, personnel … Embassy of Rwanda. I spoke at the Defense News Conference in a fireside chat addressing information warfare. Hearing
Weekly Round[s] Up: July 28 - August 3, 2025
Joseph Jewell, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology; leaders from Rwanda; David Beck, nominee … Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs at the National Nuclear Security Administration; Christopher Pilkerton, nominee for Assistant Secretary
Weekly Round[s] Up: July 14-20, 2025
nominees to positions within the Departments of Commerce, Defense and Homeland Security. We also voted on judicial positions
Weekly Round[s] Up: July 7-13, 2025
committee version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. This is our annual defense
Weekly Round[s] Up: June 23 - July 1, 2025
Chief Information Officer at the Department of Defense; Cho Hyun-dong, South Korea’s Ambassador to the United … Committee to question nominees for the Department of Defense, which you can watch here and here . I also