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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer amendment 451 as the designee of Mr. Malinowski. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XIII…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, the only thing that has changed from last year when this passed on a unanimous voice vote to this year is, apparently, this year, some of my colleagues are willing to have the military enforce domestic policy in violation of…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this amendment, which passed the House last year by a unanimous voice vote. The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 currently prohibits the Army and…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this amendment, which has passed the House three times and which clarifies the authority of military commission judges to order court…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the bill. Again, this bill does not require proceedings to be available online, but it does ensure that judges have that authority. I think that this is something that the victims would like because the…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I want to just say that I am in complete agreement with my colleague about the cold, but I am not in agreement about the amendment. Mr. Speaker, there is a profound concern that we all ought to share that President Bolsonaro…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in favor of amendment No. 451 for my colleague, Congressman Malinowski. Before I do, though, I am glad that I have the opportunity to respond on my previous amendment regarding the Posse Comitatus law. My…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, nobody has really said that we need 400. It has never been said we need 400. Maybe we need 399. Maybe we need even less than that. The fact of the matter is that we have adequate deterrence without any of these particularly…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This amendment, 216, is cosponsored by Ms. Jacobs of California and Ms. Lofgren of California, it is part of my Military Support for Fighting Wildfires Act. I think all of us are…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following: SEC. 10__. EXEMPTION FROM…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, the combination of the late hour together with too much time to talk led to a really foolish discussion from my colleague on the right. This issue is of paramount importance to the military. I am just going to cite three, four…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Schakowsky for this amendment. It is very important. This is about fairness in the workplace. This is about the opportunity for workers to have a say in their work life. This is about an opportunity for…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Let's deal with two things here. First, with regard to the ability of the Minuteman III to be serviceable for the next 17 years, in fact, it has to be for the GBSD or the Sentinel to be…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted by the last discussion, and I hope that whatever eloquence I might have would be useful in this regard because we are now debating some of the most…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of title XVI the following new subtitle: Subtitle F--Ballistic Missiles…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Rogers well said why we should pass this amendment. We have played a bad game here. If it is so important, if General McConville thinks it is so important, why didn't he fight vigorously for it in the base budget? Yes, the…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13
John Garamendi
@johngaramendi· Democratic · CA· Jul 13, 2022

Mr. Speaker, this bill provides the necessary support and direction for our national security. It also provides the necessary support for our servicemembers' families, and I am particularly pleased with the work completed by the…

Congressional Record · 2022-07-13