Will Hurd Quotes

We have the best-trained military in the world.

America's military is second to none in the world. We're blessed with terrific soldiers, and extraordinary technology and intelligence. But the idea of a trillion dollars in cuts through sequestration and budget cuts to the military would change that.

We need to ensure our men and women in uniform are equipped with the very best money can buy. We also have to make sure critical military technologies are developed in America and that the U.S. defense manufacturing base remains healthy and strong.

An overstretched military undermines homeland security and our ability to meet threats around the world.

We won't always have the strongest military.

Making America great again begins with making our military great again.

If the military is to show the capabilities that we demand and expect of it, then the defense budget has to continue to rise.

We will strengthen our security by building missile defense, restoring our military might, and standing by and strengthening our intelligence officers.

The military might of a country represents its national strength. Only when it builds up its military might in every way can it develop into a thriving country.

The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win.

Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.

In this ever-changing world, it's more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and protect our country.

Rebuilding the military is something Putin will pay attention to.

When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee - working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.

The only way we're going to keep America safe is to have an elite military, all right.

A military starved of resources, training, and equipment will not long be able to protect the country physically or economically.

It would be better for the country if the Pentagon and the military do not shut down at any point because the threats to the country do not shut down.

America is secure because we can afford the strongest military in history. Once the U.S. economy is no longer dominant, we are no longer safe, and the world becomes chaotic.

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, my first priority is to ensure the readiness of our military.

This president [Barack Obama] is undermining our military. This president is more interested in funding Planned Parenthood than in funding the military.

What we do have to do, is listen to what Donald Trump's been saying about our military. He's called it a disaster. He says our military can't win anymore. That's a direct insult to every single man and woman who's wearing the uniform today.

We will be substantially upgrading all of our military - all of our military. Offensive, defensive, everything. Bigger and better and stronger than ever before. And hopefully, we'll never have to use it. But nobody is going to mess with us, folks. Nobody.

Donald Trump in Philadelphia, and he's delivering a very substantive speech on military preparedness, the status of the current military. He detailed the deterioration of the U.S. military in the past eight years and explained how he's going to rebuild it and why we need to, and it's a very tough audience. It's an expressly military audience, and they are of course listening for any sign that he's not really genuine here. I think, knocking this out of the park as far as that audience is concerned.

If we build our military up to Ronald Reagan levels, [Vladimir] Putin's not going to push us anywhere because he can't match us.

I will make certain that our military is the best in the world in both cyber offense and defense and in every other way, by the way. Every other way.