Mr. Speaker, this weekend we learned that ISIL/Daesh has continued their use of chemical attacks against innocent civilians, including children, with two attacks in northern Iraq. Over 600 people suffered burns, suffocation, and…

there are several projects that you will see in the 2017 budget that are targeted specifically to Fort Jackson because I am not satisfied with the quality of the barracks that are there, and we are going to upgrade some of those.

It is just an outrage to me to see our military personnel humiliated by what I consider to be an outlaw regime.

I am deeply concerned about this violation and would like to know what subsequent actions have been taken to rectify this brazen defiance of international law by Iran.

And I agree with General Neller, the greatest quality of life that we can take care of a soldier is to bring him back with his dog tags in one piece, whole mind, whole body, and that requires good training, equipment, leadership, et cetera.

It is encouraging to see Secretary Carter and the public-private cooperation

Ladies and gentlemen, I call this hearing of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee to order.

I think the administration should listen to the Governors, just like they listen to the environmentalists with regard to oil and gas leases.

Do you require any legal changes to get it to the WIPP program?

Does the statutory authority cover the 21 tons in Texas?

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to mourn the loss of Roderick ``Rod'' Durham, a Tallahassee teacher, actor, community leader, role model, and dear friend. Rod was born in Maryland in 1964 and moved to Tallahassee in his teens. He graduated from…

The easiest thing in the world is to spend other people's money, and unfortunately, we have seen over and over and over and over again that there apparently are no fiscal conservatives at the Pentagon.

I would rather pull the plug and not make the risk of an investment than to expend U.S. taxpayer dollars on a failing enterprise that has to be demolished.

I represent a very pro-military district, but I will tell you that I have been here a long time, and I voted for the first war in Iraq because I heard about Saddam Hussein's elite troops and how great a threat they were, and then I saw…

Absolutely, I think you would agree with me that we need to continue our efforts on an entry-exit visa system--entry-exit system biometrics so we know when someone enters and leaves the country.

A lot of statistics we hear about visa overstays are that 49 percent of all illegals in this country are people that overstayed their visa.

I agree with you on that part, that our civil liberties and Constitutional rights should not apply to terrorists just because they are brought to United States soil in captivity.

I don't know that the administration is listening at this point to the Governors or the Members of Congress on this particular issue at this time.