Keep America safe through a strong national defense
Keep America safe through a strong national defense.
Occurrences
Keep our national defense second to none.
Evidence
Chairman Pete Sessions announced a May 13, 2026 hearing on Department of War financial management, saying the hearing would review progress toward a clean audit and consider new audit approaches to improve transparency, accountability, and taxpayer protection.
At the hearing, Sessions said the Department of War is responsible for nearly half of federal discretionary spending, stressed financial transparency and accountability, and argued that sound financial management helps decisionmakers protect the nation.
Assessments
Sessions took same-term federal oversight actions tied to national defense governance, including chairing and announcing a May 2026 hearing on Department of War financial management, audit progress, transparency, and accountability. Those actions materially relate to defense readiness and stewardship, but they are indirect and do not establish that the broad promised outcome of keeping America safe through a strong national defense was fully delivered. The record supports credit for effort and partial advancement, not full fulfillment.