Congressman Randy Forbes is starting an initiative called, “Strong Defense, Strong America.” “Some argue that another $600 billion of defense cuts will not hurt America,” Forbes writes in his introductory letter. “We can do more with less, they say. Or, we can just do less. They are wrong.”

Forbes goes on to detail the risks of slashing defense spending: “What is at risk is a [weakening] of the pillars of America: trade, jobs, diplomacy, global trust, innovation, and the American way of life. Defense cuts matter. Because a strong defense means a strong America.”