out of norfolk. navy special warfare was there we have done that we have reor i didn t wanted secretary mattis. we have a potential great bauer conflict. not that it s eminent but we have to prepare for a rising russia or china. our military will do their duty. they will be prepared. it is important that the president and the congress make sure that we understand that we fund our troops in a needed way to make sure they have the maintenance and readiness and training to be able to rise to any occasion. pete: absolutely. briefly and i know you can, what is your independence day message this morning? well, let me first say that i have the honor, the great honor and the duty to represent this area that has more military and veterans than anyone in the nation. again, we stand for our flag around here. we are proud of our men and women. our families understand this is the burden of sacrificing for freedom. freedom to worship and speak. think how you want freedom from tyranny, we will be t