Could you explain what threat the return of the defeated Islamic State fighters to their home country represents to the long-term stability in the region?

recently, the United Nations released a remarkably gruesome report outlining North Korea's ongoing efforts to assist Syria building chemical weapons.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Evans for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I proudly represent the Sixth Congressional District of South Carolina in this august body. This past week, I spent a significant amount of time throughout the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his question. I am sort of a history buff, and so I have spent a little time trying to find out what this country is all about. I also recall a great writer, George Santayana, once writing that if we…

In Congress we just assume politics infects and invades everything.

He is the best hope to produce a product that my fellow citizens can have confidence in. It will not come from Congress, let me assured you of that.

Part of reconstituting operations includes disseminating extremist propaganda and attempting to radicalize and recruit locals in those areas.

As an indication of how important what you are doing, we have the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee here with us, Mac Thornberry.

Mr. Speaker, this weekend, Iran has wrongfully seized another American hostage. Morad Tahbaz, a dual American and Iranian citizen, was volunteering with the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation when he was maliciously arrested. This is in…

It is really reassuring on behalf of American families, your capabilities and competence, and in particular, to know that you are facing challenges from North Africa to the Philippines.

It seems to me that rapid response is especially important in spaces where violent extremists, Russians, and other foreign actors are able to influence the information environment much more quickly than we are.

What does it mean if Iran and Russia and Assad have won in Syria?

I think it would be too easy for the United States to find itself stretched, distracted, and ultimately focused on the wrong issue.

What we have learned, though, is that Russia truly respects strength.

Russia's strategy to escalate to dominate is something this committee has heard about over the last 3 weeks several time.

We believe that in order to deter Russia from using nuclear weapons on the battlefield, we should deploy a low-yield nuclear weapon on our ballistic missile submarines.

The continuing resolutions that have presented real hurdles for our military are measurable in real dollars.

The most important thing is the continuing modernization of the triad because that is the foundation of our nation's defense.