This is an incredibly important issue in the bill this year. We have several amendments that go after diversity, equity, and inclusion in the military, and it could not be more misguided. We need a diverse military. We need to recruit from…

I, too, urge Members to adopt the en bloc package and yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc 3 offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The en bloc amendments 3 were agreed to…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 2-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 211, noes 208, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 267] AYES--211…

last week, every Senator was put on the record as to whether they will defend the right to contraception, and despite Republicans' words about supporting birth control, their actions--voting against the Right to Contraception Act--spoke…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 51 Offered by Mr. Ogles The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Waltz The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I urge adoption of the amendments en bloc, and I, too, yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc 2 offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The en bloc amendments 2 were agreed to…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Brecheen The Acting CHAIR…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Steube The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

To respond to the issue of why recruitment is down, there are actually three reasons why recruitment is down. Number one is the pandemic, when they were restricted in their ability to recruit for a year and a half. Number two is because we…

I would say Congress has decided. We decided on 13 flags, and we decided to trust the military installation commanders to make other decisions. We did decide. We have done this two or three times. They want us to decide something…

I will be brief. I don't fundamentally disagree with the idea that we learned a lot about the relative effectiveness of masks. I am not a huge fan of them myself. The main reason they tend not to be effective is people don't wear them or…

The problem with this is that many think that a radical gender ideology is that trans and gay people exist. We heard a Member on the floor earlier today on the Republican side of the aisle say trans people don't exist. So that is not a…

I will point out, as I am sure the gentleman recognizes, there are helicopter pilots in the Army and there are helicopter pilots who are in combat, so it is perfectly appropriate to have a helicopter pilot talk about what it is like to…

Investing in workforce training doesn't just help build a strong economy from some statistical level. It really changes lives.

This is a very problematic amendment. I mean, we all have parochial interests in our district that we want to protect, but one thing our committee has worked very hard to do is to not put those peripheral interests ahead of the broader…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 34 Offered by Mr. Crenshaw The Acting…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Biggs The Acting CHAIR. It is…