Sequestration, in my opinion, is extremely detrimental for a full economic recovery in our country.

I believe the long-range strike capability is of critical importance, not only in the Pacific region but for any future conflict we may be involved in.

I am concerned that we are losing credibility by the obstruction that we continue to face from the U.S. Senate.

Today I rise in support for amendment #127 offered by Congressman Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma; Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina and myself to H.R. 2397, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014. Our…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank the witnesses today for your testimonies and your interest in women in the military.

Do you feel there are any operational risks that may be introduced if women were allowed to serve in special op roles?

the failure to move forward with this has done a lot of damage to our credibility in the past, much less sort of a big test point for whether the so-called 'Asia rebalancing' is a real strategy or whether it is just a speech.

I would also like it for the Marines, Army, Navy, and the Air Force.

I want to say at the onset that I've enjoyed very much working in a bipartisan manner with the chairman of the Readiness Subcommittee, Mr. Rob Wittman, also the chair of the full committee, Mr. McKeon, and the ranking member of the full…

We also provide funding for the LCS, continued development of the next generation long-range strike bomber, and robust procurement of Virginia class submarines, which are all assets that are important to our rebalance to the Asia-Pacific…

The E-S-A's near perfect record of achieving species survival, and its numerous species recovery successes like the bald eagle, American alligator, and gray whale--even in the face of continued population growth, land conversion, and…

The suggestion that our courts are there to rubber-stamp collusive agreements is insulting to our judiciary.

The allegation that these are secret deals that bind the agency and substantive decisions is factually and legally wrong.

The fact that neither of the agencies tasked with implementing the E-S-A were invited to appear at the June 2012 hearing or in today's rerun reflects the continuation of a troubling Republican strategy of fear mongering rather than a fair…

They know that the E-S-A contains significant flexibility to allow projects to proceed after taking into account the national interest in the preservation of species and their habitats.

Clearly, this law has not brought about the economic disaster that its detractors like to claim.

Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to add an article to the record in which Fish and Wildlife Director Dan Ashe states on the scale of the challenges that we face implementing the Endangered Species Act. Litigation doesn't even show up…

I would like to thank Chairman Hastings and Representative Bardallo for providing me this opportunity to share the following observations on the subject of today's hearing.