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Madam President, since I did not object to the additional 30 seconds, I ask unanimous consent that my 5 minutes be changed to 5 minutes and 30 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, a quick comment about climate change: No one--no one--has denied that the climate is consistently changing. All the Scriptural evidence, historical evidence, and archeological evidence says, yes, it has always been…
Mr. President, let me say that that was an excellent presentation by Senator Harris. I can recall when she first came here, and I sat down with her and we talked about her predecessor and about how people with diverse philosophies can get…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks of the Senator from New York, I be recognized for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
It's always a good idea to look to someone else who is doing something better before you start making a lot of changes.
We have the same problem with our military. That's right.
He said at the very bottom what we called the hollow force of the 1970s, pilots were flying 15 sorties a month, about 20 hours. Today we are flying less hours, less sorties than we did in the 1970s.
Yes, but of course, if you are in a period, as we have been, of starving the military, the first thing that goes is maintenance and then modernization because that is less visible out there.
I guess I don't understand, being new on this committee, what the problem is.
I disagreed back in the 1990s when the reverse was true.
Forward-stationed U.S. Forces are both a tangible demonstration of the U.S.'s will and ability to defend common interests abroad.
Would you recommend a 5-year term, like the FAA Administrator?
I didn't know that anyone had a dog therapy program, so I've learned something here.
I think it is important just to get in the record because of this very distinguished panel that we are in a threatened position today in this country and times have changed from the past.