As to this century, I have seen this committee and the House of Representatives in general go from foreign policy makers to foreign policy kibitzers...

If we can drive down the price of oil and diminish the world's dependence upon the Middle East, we might avoid the next Iraq war and the environmental degradation that that involves.

This isn't about us, this is about a movement.

Last century the high-water mark for the NSC was Kissinger. Everything we complain about now was probably more true then, in terms of the NSC.

I mean both men have been successful not only ...

But I think -- I actually think in all due respect, I think he was talking about the commander-in-chief reducing the influence of generals to rubble.

I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country. And that's going to change the day that Donald Trump becomes president of the United States of America.

So, what we need to do is say not how can we possibly get the most important Presidential advisor on foreign policy to come into this room but how can we write an authorizing bill in this room that becomes law?

But also an entertainment. Well, Ronald Reagan had his name on a lot of marquees. I think at the very core, both men are the kind of leaders that have a core of humility.

It might be good politics too.

The two issues that we have before us today are not as easy to address as one might believe.

If beneficiaries were required to actively enroll in TRICARE, regardless if it was Prime or Standard to be eligible, would that alleviate the problem?

Mr. Speaker, ITT Tech, like other for- profit colleges before it, has misled students and mismanaged funds. Mr. Speaker, for-profit schools are often where our most vulnerable students seek brighter futures, students going back to their…

I think most of us as Americans certainly do support the Second Amendment. I do.

We want to exercise our Second Amendment rights, but at the same time too there are going to have to be some real hard decisions and legislation made.

I can't get my head around, as a police chief, that you can be on the terrorist watch list and legally purchase a weapon.

Poor call quality and reliability in rural areas is a real problem; but fortunately, there appear to be real solutions.

But this whole idea of our right is somewhat going amok in many cases.