. >> sandra: defense secretary james mattis issuing a stern warning to congress as another governmentry can get what they need to do theirs. >> with it we can restore the competitive advantage or begin down the trail of restoring the competitive advantage that has been eroded. without it, we will be put into the position where the strategy would have to be changed and we would have to accept greater risk especially in terms of deterring adversaries who might think that we're weaker. >> sandra: joining me now congressman duncan hunter of california a member of the house armed services committee. thank you for joining us. you were there and present to hear that stern warning from the defense secretary. what did you think? >> i was also in iraq and afghanistan. so what i thought is number one, you have ships that are crashing. you have planes falling out of the sky. you have people dying because this congress doesn't understand national security. i just heard manchin on television. he shouldn't even be in office. he voted against this budget deal last time. you have my guys, my marines g