McConnell: ‘We Need to Empower Our Armed Forces ... Beijing Didn’t Take a Thanksgiving Break from Its Historic Military Buildup’

McConnell But the Senate ░░░░░░░░ today with some extremely ░░░░░░░░ outstanding business that we ░░░░░░░░ to address this year ░░░░░░░░ a few short weeks ░░░░░░░░ need to deliver on ░░░░░░░░ urgent national security priorities ░░░░░░░░ starters a number of ░░░░░░░░ colleagues are hard at ░░░░░░░░ on the conference report ░░░░░░░░ the National Defense Authorization ░░░░░░░░ This is Congress s ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to shape America ░░░░░░░░ national security priorities and ░░░░░░░░ the course of strategic ░░░░░░░░ with major adversaries We ░░░░░░░░ to empower our armed ░░░░░░░░ with a clear directive ░░░░░░░░ the many challenges they ░░░░░░░░ We need to prepare ░░░░░░░░ to deter and fight ░░░░░░░░ wars not drag them ░░░░░░░░ political culture wars We ░░░░░░░░ to focus on our ░░░░░░░░ on geopolitics not climate ░░░░░░░░ But at this especially ░░░░░░░░ moment we also need ░░░░░░░░ deliver supplemental resources to ░░░░░░░░ both America and our ░░░░░░░░ defend against linked threats ░░░░░░░░ our biggest adversaries Russia ░░░░░░░░ and China Make no ░░░░░░░░ the PRC is not ░░░░░░░░ Beijing didn t take ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving break from its ░░░░░░░░ military buildup its threats ░░░░░░░░ the freedom of navigation ░░░░░░░░ internal waters international waters ░░░░░░░░ its efforts to meddle ░░░░░░░░ Taiwan s domestic politics ░░░░░░░░ is not deterred Putin ░░░░░░░░ t eased on his ░░░░░░░░ conquest of Ukraine Iran ░░░░░░░░ not deterred The world ░░░░░░░░ top state sponsor of ░░░░░░░░ has continued to underwrite ░░░░░░░░ alarming surge in attacks ░░░░░░░░ U S personnel in ░░░░░░░░ and Syria since the ░░░░░░░░ attacks of October 7th.”