The preponderance of the combat equipment resident in our Army today was designed and built in the era of the Reagan defense build-up.

Far too often, Washington is governed by crisis and stop-gap deals like continuing resolutions, omnibus spending bills, and episodic budget agreements that are a poor substitute for actually doing our jobs.

But we must ask ourselves are we doing everything we can for them. Are we serving them with a similar degree of courage in the performance of our duties? The answer I say with profound sadness is we are not.

We have got a lot of issues, but I appreciate the fact that you have outlined for this committee and I hope for the American people the necessity of us addressing these challenges.

These people are saying they want to cross the line and die for their country.

I am a big, big fan of the Marines.

The Air Force is the service most affected by the impending modernization investment 'bow wave' of the 2020s, peaking at over half of the Department of Defense's modernization investment requirement in a single year at approximately $35…

Absent legislation, the sequestration caps set by the Budget Control Act of 2011 will return in Fiscal Year 2018 forcing the Army to draw down end-strength even further.

According to recent estimates from the Department of Defense, the cost to operate, maintain, and modernize the Department's nuclear forces will be $234 billion between fiscal year 2017 and 2026.

The people in my State are hurting.

If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your health plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period.

If the Senator from Delaware and his Democrat friends want to join together with us, then yes, let us throw it where it belongs: in the trash can.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Fredrick Richardson of Bridgeport, Connecticut, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the expanded background checks legislation, in honor of Anna Bui, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of action on the House floor. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

Mr. Speaker, we need a vote. What will it take for this House, the people's House, to finally vote on commonsense, bipartisan legislation to save American lives? Since the murder of 20 schoolchildren and 6 educators in one of my…

Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve and the American people demand a vote on commonsense, bipartisan gun safety legislation. During the 7 weeks that Congress was in recess, thousands of Americans were killed by guns. Each one of those…

It is absolutely outrageous. The Islamic Republic of Iran is in violation of its international legal commitments.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 1217, the bipartisan expanded background checks legislation, to honor the memory of Christopher Jerome Smith, a victim of gun violence who never received a moment of action on the House…