the collapse of the government and the collapse of the military was solely responsibility of this administration.

I could not disagree more with his observations about Afghanistan and the President's decision.

the one thing I would like to ask is that as soon as practical that we do have the classified hearing on the over-the-horizon capabilities because as I have spoken individually with all three of these gentlemen, I am very concerned about…

This wasn't an extraordinary success; it was an extraordinary disaster.

Every single failure that we are now witnessing, Congress warned against in writing in a law over a year ago.

It will go down in history as one of the greatest failures of American leadership.

This committee for well over a year cautioned both Presidents against a premature withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The withdrawal was an unmitigated disaster.

I have no other view to see this as a lie, a falsehood from our President.

I mean, we gave up the best base in that area and it is just amazing to me we`re going to go back and hopefully we don`t lose its channel.

I had hoped to be standing here today making a statement in support of the bill before us. For weeks, Chairman Leahy and I, along with chairs and ranking members of the subcommittees of the Appropriations Committee, worked cooperatively to…

you know, these days, information is only a few clicks away on your computer, and there is more information to be consumed than there are hours in the day. It is information overload, and it is overwhelming to sift through all the noise…

I have some more speakers who aren't ready to speak right now, so at this time I reserve the balance of my time.

I want people to understand what the gentleman is proposing because it is naive and reckless. When we get the budget proposal from the administration, it is just that. It is a proposal. But it is also from the executive branch. It is not…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Amendment No…

This is a terrible and reckless amendment, and I urge all the Members of this body to reject it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

This amendment will strip $79 billion out of the bill. That would have catastrophic effects on our training and readiness. I need to remind Members, we have been at war for two decades, we have worn out everything we have got. We have got…

I urge support of the amendments en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.