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I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 29, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $25,000,000) (increased by $25,000,000)''. The…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Nebraska will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Grayson
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. None of the funds made available in this Act…
Bad news is they are completely panicked in how to actually do the plan and how to actually meet the 26 percent mandated reduction.
I happen to believe, and I think the President has said it, that a political solution is the only viable solution.
Did we not anticipate this? ... it is likely that, specifically, ISIL may well take territory in Iraq.
It is up to the people of Afghanistan to make these decisions--their military, their new leadership that will be coming in as a result of their new government.
Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. All the other issues.
Recent crises in Iraq and Ukraine are reminders of how dangerous, volatile, and unpredictable the world can be.
This is a defining budget that will begin adapting and reshaping our defense enterprise for years to come.
If Congress blocks these changes without adjusting current budget caps, or if sequestration remains the law, it will jeopardize the readiness and capability of our armed forces.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is on record stating that he was not aware of any United States soldier who lost their life in search for Sergeant Bergdahl.
America does not leave its soldiers behind. We made the right decision. And we did it for the right reasons. To bring home one of our own people.
I think it's a good way for the agencies to operate.
I'm not surprised that there are still questions and until we get the facts, exactly what the condition of Sergeant Bergdahl is, we can't go much further and speculating.
I don't think, again, that effort has gotten enough attention.
I mean, not to capture him, but to get him back, and to do that, if it would have taken another course of action or if we would have taken another option, that would have put our men and women at risk.