I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Alabama? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is…

This amendment will strike commonsense provisions that have been consistent policies since 2016. Mr. Chair, I urge Members to oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…

I also rise in opposition to the amendment. Chair Rogers is exactly right. I want to emphasize one of the points that he made. The language in the bill that this amendment is proposing to strike is effectively the same language Congress…

I support the amendment and believe it will help the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees in their ongoing investigations of the war in Afghanistan.

This amendment would strike a provision in the bill that prohibits the Nation's ICBM fleet from falling below its current size of 400. In 2014, the Obama administration decided to reduce the ICBM fleet to 400 missiles to comply with the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would ask my friend and colleague from South Carolina, does he believe his amendment is intended to impact uniformed personnel who work in these offices?

I thank my friend from California. I support the gentleman's intentions, but I have concerns with the impacts if this amendment were enacted as written. Lumber is a sustainable building product. Innovative timber products are currently…

This amendment would prohibit the Department of Defense from spending any research and development funding on solar cells and other technologies on Earth or in orbit. Most people who know me know that I spend a lot of time on national…

I believe this amendment is bad policy. Not even the Biden administration is proposing to zero out this funding. It would also be dangerous from a safety point of view. Mr. Chair, I urge all Members to oppose this amendment, and I yield…

This amendment would remove a section in the bill relating to the B83 nuclear gravity bomb and prohibit any funding for B83 sustainment. The B83 is the last megaton-class nuclear weapon in our arsenal. It exists to destroy deeply buried…

I thank my friend from Virginia for yielding. I urge adoption of this amendment. I will remind people that this commission was established for the purpose of renaming our major military installations that had been named after Confederate…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. DOD's abortion travel policy is a flagrant violation of the congressional intent and our Nation's moral principles. This policy is part of the Biden administration's politicization of the military. It is…

Without a doubt, we are at a great inflection point in our Nation's history.

When they're wondering when help is coming, what do you want me to tell them?

I have no additional speakers, and I urge my colleagues to vote for the en bloc amendments. =========================== NOTE =========================== On July 12, 2023, page H3454, in the first column, the following appeared: [] 1530 Mr…

I support Ranking Member Morelle on setting up such a commission and naming it after Frederick Douglass.

Do you think it is working, you know, getting that data? Is it helping? Are we learning from it, do you know of?

The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.