WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:
Today, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), applauded the Trump Administration and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for realigning American priorities to the Western Hemisphere and forcing European allies to step up for their own security in a more meaningful way. Schmitt also praised Secretary Hegseth for his leadership in boosting morale and recruitment by ending DEI policies and strengthening our military might through merit.
"I'm all for the America first agenda. I'm all for us realigning our priorities. I'm all for the national defense strategy that says our core strategic interests are the homeland, the Western H...