Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Bost and Chairman Takano for their leadership. This bill is very important. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Protecting Moms Who Served Act, which I co-lead with my colleague and friend…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost), my great friend, for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act. I am a proud original cosponsor on General Stivers' bill…

I could not agree more with the gentleman. It is important that we acknowledge the truth. Who are our friends, who are our enemies, who those are that are posing a threat, what are the threats that they are posing, we make that known. That…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his question. Not only do I agree with that, but I think one of the most important points that we make on that is that it was without concession. We didn't have to negotiate. The President did not…

I would respond to the gentleman by saying what greater calling for any government, what greater responsibility for any government, than to protect its people. You speak at length about the protection that the United States of America owes…

I just went over a tremendous list of years of rocket attacks. Now, when Israel goes and flies over the Gaza Strip and puts a piece of ordnance on a target, it is because that location is where they were firing rockets from. They are…

Let's start with what my friend just said, our friends under attack. That first word, ``under attack'' is the most important part to realize here. I want to quote one of our other colleagues in a statement, Ms. Omar, in one of her…

I am joined by my colleague here, Mr. Roy. There will be some colloquy going between us as we each feel the need to discuss what is going on in Israel right now, the response by the world, the response by the United States of America. Mr…

I could not agree more, and to put into perspective why, a great American word, Alamo. Israel is really, it is an Alamo in the Middle East, of freedom, democracy, human rights for all people. That is what they are in that region, and if we…

Not surprised in the slightest. We have seen this not just go on for those who were wounded in Syria and other places. We can see it right here in our own area of the world, where Israel responded to the earthquake in Haiti and other…

You are exactly right. We have both had the honor of spending time there. I have had the honor in my life of wearing two military uniforms, for a dozen years in the U.S. Army and also for a period wearing the uniform of the Israel Defense…

I thank the gentleman for his question. I could continue on through this list and read year after year, nine killed, nine killed, six killed, 14 killed, 11 killed. I read Hamas, Palestinian Islamic jihad, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and…

I totally agree. But it didn't stop with moving the Embassy to Jerusalem. It had to do with acknowledging if Iran is a friend or an enemy and reversing what had gone on with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, moving away from Iran…

Mr. Speaker, by my calculation, we should have about 2 minutes remaining. So I will try to give the gentleman the last word in just a moment. Mr. Speaker, I would just bring us back to what I opened up with for myself here. And that was…

these folks--these people who have stood with us are being hunted down as we speak. They are being executed.

I think we need to take--continue to take a hard look at what our measure of success here, if it is avoiding casualties or if it's protecting the homeland.

I am for an all-of-the-above effort because we do not know which of the best of these technologies is yet going to work until we have to do it.

You said you are for all of the above, but you are not.