Chris Coons
20:07 - 20:47
“it is also demonstrably the case these current operations and recent operations have strained readiness, sharply reduced important munitions inventories, and weakened our hand to respond to tomorrow's threats.”
- Speaker
- Chris Coons
- Timestamp
- 20:07 – 20:47
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
But it is also demonstrably the case these current operations and recent operations have strained readiness, sharply reduced important munitions inventories, and weakened our hand to respond to tomorrow's threats. It's an indisputable fact we have fewer available aircraft and munitions to respond to future threats in the Indo-Pacific as a result. Responsibility for the decision to take us to war rests with the president who chose this war. Without a clearly articulated strategy in place. Congress also bears responsibility for allowing it to continue and to drift, although I am grateful for members on both sides who are sincerely interested in working to reclaim Congress's constitutional authority.
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