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Mr. Chair, this amendment is not about defense, this amendment is about politics, and I congratulate Chairman Thornberry for urging that this amendment not be added to the bill in committee. We ought to defeat this amendment. It has one…
Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the amendment, which selectively requires the military to identify Islamic religious doctrines, concepts, or schools of thought used by various extremist groups and how they have been incorporated into…
Mr. President, a few weeks ago, I joined Senators Barrasso, Capito, Klobuchar, Boozman, and Baldwin in introducing S. 1514, the Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation-- HELP--for Wildlife Act. This bill represents a more…
I think one of the things that absolutely everyone feels is there was no politicization.
I think would very much damage the Department of State's core function missions, as well as compromise our ability to get the information we need to deal with the Trafficking in Persons Report.
But is it correct? Was the TIP Report correct to say that Burma still recruits and uses child soldiers?
I understand you are saying they are making progress. My understanding of the Child Soldier Prevention Act is that, if they do recruit and use child soldiers, they are listed.
I am troubled, Secretary Sullivan, with your answer there.
I strongly urge that these functions remain within the State Department.
I do not think there was a member of this committee after the hearings that was convinced that was made on the merits.
The U.S. leadership on this globally has made a huge difference.
We do not think that is a problem. And we want to make sure that this bill is passed as quickly as possible in the House, and in the form that it passed the United States Senate.
Lobbyists are using the success of these reforms as proof that they should now be gutted.