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Assad has lost all legitimacy and cannot be part of the future of Syria.

I hope that as the Services continue to reassess their force mixture that those sentiments that you expressed very well will continue to be at the forefront of your mind.

Certainly one's religious freedom should never be curtailed merely because one decides to serve one's country in the military.

I think the ability to believe according to one's own belief system and to express those views appropriately is of utmost importance to the morale of all of our service men and women and to their families.

I didn't think that we ought to be putting this burden disproportionately on the Department of Defense as we were.

I hope we can begin the 114th Congress on new footing.

Recommendation 13 advocates for eliminating the Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) domestically and replacing that assistance with the Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP).

In your cost analysis, does the commission take into consideration the overhead costs of implementing these recommendations?

I hope that all Americans, particularly those who are currently serving or are veterans, can take the time to give these recommendations the thorough consideration they deserve.

In Recommendation 6, the commission recommends that non-Medicare eligible retirees have access to the same military health benefit program.

The recommendations, if implemented, would reduce Federal outlays by $11 billion over the next 5 fiscal years

We have to be able to figure this out. These people have to be held accountable.

The law is crystal clear.

Inspectors General serve the American taxpayers as the first line of defense against waste, fraud and abuse by government agencies.

If the Inspectors General can't do their job, we can't do our job, and this is why it is imperative.

I can tell you that over a period of 4 years, by virtue of the policies that we put in place, we would get the unemployment rate down to 6 percent and perhaps a little lower.

I've been asked and will certainly be asked again if there are any circumstances, whatsoever that might develop, that could change my mind. That seems unlikely. Accordingly, I'm not organizing the PAC or taking donations. I'm not hiring a…

I am proud of this legislation, I am pleased to cosponsor it, and I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 159.