my motivation is a love for that Department and a love for the concept of blind justice

the Department of Justice should not be.

Mr. Speaker, congratulations to Bill Bethea, chairman of the South Carolina Military Base Task Force, on receiving the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Sergeant William Jasper Freedom Award this year. Bill and his wife, Paula, are…

Mr. Speaker, as I listen to my liberal colleagues, the answer to every business is more government, more regulations. The American people are rejecting that. As a small-business owner, I can tell you the stifling effects of overregulation…

Mr. President, today is a good day. We have both the House and the Senate working on tax reform that will have a positive impact for everyday, hard-working Americans. This is truly a good day. So often when you hear us talk about tax…

Please provide a status update on maintenance and repair work for the Navy C-130 and Marine Corps KC-130 fleets.

Could you please provide examples of the fragility of recovery efforts, how fiscal year 2017 funding has shown results in recovering readiness, and how the fiscal year 2018 will further readiness recovery.

Ladies and gentlemen, I call this hearing of the House Armed Services Committee Readiness Subcommittee on 'Aviation Readiness: What is the Flight Plan?' to order.

I fully believe that the first responsibility of the national government is to provide for the national security of its citizens.

Infrastructure challenges, underfunded spare parts, and depot backlogs were a consistent theme.

A year ago, this subcommittee heard testimony from each of your services about the readiness levels of military aviation.

In light of a situation wherein certain work can currently be performed at only one location, what steps is the Navy aviation community taking to ensure that unscheduled and unpredictable work can be completed as quickly as possible?

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a great American whom I had the privilege of meeting at the Library of Congress, Mr. Joseph Douek. Mr. Douek hails from a great family. His father came penniless to America some 70 years ago. He did…

It is my understanding that the Air Force intends to move its current government-owned contractor-operated (GOCO) J-85 engine repair facility from Laughlin AFB to a 'to be determined contractor-owned contractor-operated (COCO) facility' in…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Aviation readiness challenges do not stop at infrastructure--retention and training of critical skills from trained and experienced pilots to aviation maintenance personnel continues to plague the readiness recovery.

I think Ambassador Haley made it very clear in yesterday's briefing that there are an abundance of sanctions...

Please discuss the current status of Class A, B, C mishap rates, underlying causes, trends observed in aviation safety and your observations on readiness impacts to mishaps.