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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 21, 2017

As far as I know, speaking back to the gentleman from Colorado, the manager's amendments that were posted last night are going to be the manager's amendments that we will consider tomorrow in the Rules Committee.

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Richard Shelby
@richardshelby· Republican · AL· Mar 21, 2017

Is the bottom line we cannot be accountable to the American people with a defense that is second to none on the cheap, we have to pay for it, do we not, Mr. Secretary?

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Richard Shelby
@richardshelby· Republican · AL· Mar 21, 2017

What about the cyber challenge? That is something we have to get our hands on. If we do not, we will pay dearly, will we not?

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Richard Shelby
@richardshelby· Republican · AL· Mar 21, 2017

General, what are we going to have to do to keep all of our troops combat ready? You need flexibility. You mentioned this earlier, but you also need resources, do you not?

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 21, 2017

I certainly agree with my colleague from Colorado that we should avoid silly partisanship, and I hope that that means we won't see silly partisan procedural motions and points of order between now and the end of the week. We have seen…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 21, 2017

My colleague from Colorado raised an important question: What are the Republicans trying to accomplish here? It is pretty simple. We are trying to give freedom and choice back to the American people who lost their freedom and choice and…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 21, 2017

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 210 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 210 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 21, 2017

From what I saw in the CBO score of the bill, the AHCA bill actually reduces government spending, reduces taxes, and reduces health insurance premiums over the window of the CBO score. {time} 1430 So it does the exact opposite of what the…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 21, 2017

It is written in Philippians 4:6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. As this body debates important issues, it is critical we begin with…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 21, 2017

House Resolution 210 provides for consideration of H.R. 1101, the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017. President Trump promised to repeal and replace ObamaCare, which is negatively affecting our economy and causing great hardship on…

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Bradley Byrne
@bradleybyrne· AL· Mar 21, 2017

I am ready to answer the question. We believe that we will be receiving the CBO table prior to the vote on the floor of the House of Representatives.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Mar 20, 2017

Every dollar that's wasted is another dollar, because we're doing deficit spending, that we're having to pay interest on.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Mar 20, 2017

by wasting the resources committed to our national defense, I think you compromise the military's ability to carry out its mission.

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Gary Palmer
@garypalmer· Republican · AL· Mar 20, 2017

the appearance--even the appearance of a coverup of a report like this undermines the Pentagon's credibility.

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Terri Sewell
@terrisewell· Democratic · AL· Mar 17, 2017

I want to thank the gentleman for supporting this amendment, and I urge all of my colleagues to support it as well. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Terri Sewell
@terrisewell· Democratic · AL· Mar 17, 2017

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 2, before the period insert the following: ``and that whenever practicable provides a…

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