Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry), who is the distinguished chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

Mr. Chair, since 2001 when we passed the original Authorization for Use of Military Force against al-Qaida and against associated enemies, the nature of the war on terror in which we find ourselves has changed dramatically. We now find…

Russia is very apt to use energy dependence and energy capabilities as one of the tools.

Mr. Speaker, this spring in my district in Oklahoma, the McAlpin family of Tahlequah lost their 2-year-old son, Kai, to pediatric cancer. Kai's parents refer to Kai as Warrior Kai because he fought cancer every day with courage and…

If you can help us identify here what is the problem, there is the place we want to go, here are the five steps to get there, that will help GAO in the process and their oversight and that will help us as well.

What I like about your recommendations is you are thinking through implementation, that when we implement it, these are the challenges we are going to have.

Any recommendations you can get back to me from those conversations would be appreciated very much.

It is a significant priority.

I just want to urge my colleagues to be cognizant that sometimes in our caucuses we are the ones that really should be carrying this message.

Do you think this bill really solves the issue? My concern is that two years from now, I do not want us to come back and say actually we needed something different than what we have.

I think it is critical that we find ways to recruit and support teachers who come to Indian Country, particularly because of those challenges and because of the shortages.

The Johnson-O'Malley Program is extremely important for the people of my State and people around the Country.

There's a common perception we're not doing much when we're actually doing quite a bit. Most people back home aren't even aware. They're caught up on the sort of daily distractions that they go on, coming out of the White House.

We need to be able to focus our dollars on the areas where we need to be able to deal with those threats.

You have been in law enforcement for a long time, Mr. Glawe.

If we are duplicating dollars, that means we are not looking at something else and we are missing out.

It's important we hold care providers accountable to the highest standards of excellence for our veterans.

S. 1266, the Enhancing Veteran Care Act, introduced by Senator James Inhofe (R-OK).