Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in strong support of H.R. 1761, the Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017, and urge my colleagues to do the same. I would like to note that May…

I fully support the critical B-21 bomber program and am pleased to see that we are moving forward...

I am concerned that the KC-46A program continues to suffer delays...

I have spent a couple years looking through these numbers pretty closely.

I couldn't agree more. I think timing this here is critical to make sure there are no hiccups about what--who is going to perform certain roles.

I firmly believe that what this subcommittee and the rest of Congress does about national defense and military readiness will be a defining issue.

I continue to be concerned about the ability of our military to properly provide for our Nation's defense...

Thank you for coming before us today and shining some light on these critical issues for the Air Force.

I would argue you balloon the debt and whatever benefit you get from the tax cut is going to be erased by the additional deficit payments.

It is my firm conviction, in light of the higher-end threats posed by China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea...

the administration's policy is to make tax reform revenue-neutral, and that is the administration's proposal.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I think this is an important piece of legislation. This is one of the fastest growing crimes in our country: the diversion of Social Security checks and rebates. It is almost…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to demand that Congress get serious about the Russia investigation. In December, along with Mr. Engel of New York, I introduced the SECURE Our Democracy Act that would sanction any foreign individual or entity…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I must say, Mr. Speaker, I originally rose in support of what I thought was a simple reporting bill. In listening to my friend from Florida, this is part and parcel of the negative…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 624, the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, as amended. Introduced by our colleague, Mr. Valadao from California, this…

Mr. Speaker, my friend from Florida is my friend and he knows I respect him, but when you give an opening statement on a bill that goes far beyond a reporting requirement that we thought we were supporting and you use the occasion to…

If we could ever get it close to zero and dedicated just, you know, the savings to deficit reduction, it would be a good down payment.

The more efficient we can get, the better off we are going to be from a fiscal point of view and the discipline of efficiency.