WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement in support of the administration’s defense supplemental funding request:

“I fully support the defense supplemental request submitted to Congress today and look forward to working with my colleagues to move it forward legislatively as soon as possible. We must ensure our service members have everything they need to face an increasingly dangerous world.

“This supplemental funding is essential in the near term to maintain readiness through training and military pay. The request would also accelerate immediate production of key capabilities, from exquisite munitions to low-cost hypersonics, strike weapons, and drones. Supplemental resources will help ensure that our forces remain the most capable, lethal, and ready in the world. I urge Congress to act without delay to pass this vital funding measure.”

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