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U.S. Navy

July 30, 2025

Use AI to Improve Navy Shipbuilding

On the Senate Armed Services Committee, I secured a series of wins for implementing artificial intelligence and reforming Navy shipbuilding. As a Navy...

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U.S. Intelligence Community

January 20, 2025

Elise Stefanik Will Deliver on President Trump's America First Agenda at the UN

For four years, we have seen the consequences of weak leadership in the White House: a world rife with conflict, a foreign policy that has emboldened...

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Supply Chain

October 2, 2020

China's Supply Chain Threat to U.S. National Security

“You can’t get a product. You are not going to get a product for months.

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Western Hemisphere

October 2, 2020

Venezuela: Testing the Monroe Doctrine

The threats that failing governments and foreign influence pose to the United States have not been the norm in the Western hemisphere. Since the...

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Uncategorized

October 2, 2020

On Russia, Trump Should Follow Reagan

As I traveled through Eastern Europe recently with fellow members of the House Armed Services Committee, a familiar face kept appearing. Seemingly...

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