I have always said that the moderate Muslims' most effective weapon we have against the extremist radical Muslim.

Madam Speaker, in 2011, former Secretary Robert Gates, as he was departing office, gave a speech at the West Point academy in which he said: In my opinion, any future Defense Secretary who advises the President to again send a big American…

Madam Speaker, one healthy thing has occurred over the last few days, which is that folks on both sides of this measure, I think, have come to the realization that we as a Congress need to be engaged in terms of these types of decisions…

I am glad that he finally came around on the issue, listened to General Dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs, that basically told him that we cannot defeat ISIS unless we go into Syria.

I believe when the beheadings of the American journalists took place, it was a real wake-up call for the American people about the evil of ISIS or ISIL.

Helping families in mental health crisis remains my highest legislative priority.

Suicide is an epidemic and its impact is staggering.

Suicide is an American public health crisis. It is a world health crisis.

The problem is clear and the need for action is urgent.

There is no political structure in place to support them.

I would support an Iraqi issue because there is a political force to at least start talking about how to fix things.

I voted no. I will tell you it was difficult, but at the same time, because of all of the briefings I have heard.

Mr. Speaker, domestic violence should never, ever be tolerated. The NFL's inept response to the recent reports of domestic violence has thrust a tragic spotlight onto this issue that we all are well aware of. The truth of the matter is…

And we heard in Iraq, as in Nigeria, 'Oh, what you need to do is create a more inclusive government. Violent jihadist groups are not about inclusive governments. They are about exclusive governments.'

Let me point out that one of the concerns we have had with U.S. response is the effort to downplay the intent of these groups. It is what I call the 'see no jihad, hear no jihad, say no jihad' strategy.

I think I want to quickly make the linkage here. The groups that terrorize people of other faiths in that country will ultimately want to set their sights on bigger targets, and that is why we see what is going on now, is that groups like…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank the gentleman for his leadership. I thank Mr. McKeon for his leadership. We will see today a bipartisan action, bipartisan action on behalf of America, on behalf of its security…

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