Thank you, Ranking Member Smith. Mr. Speaker, I rise in full support of the FY15 NDAA. As the ranking member of the Readiness Subcommittee, I appreciate that the bill provides our men and women in uniform with the resources they need to…

The Navy did not live up to its commitment to appropriately decommission buildings before transferring Midway.

They just didn't want to pay to send it all back. That would have been very expensive.

The uniqueness of Midway Atoll makes adoption of different management strategies there appropriate and necessary.

We owe not only a debt of gratitude, but also a significant measure of our freedom, to the brave sailors, the airmen, soldiers, and Marines who fought and died during the Battle of Midway.

This really isn't for anybody to answer, but I just want to make a statement after hearing everything this morning.

Particularly as we focus our national strategic attention to the Asia-Pacific Region, we must not forget the past sacrifices made by so many to keep our country safe and free.

If Congress provided additional and sufficient funding specifically for the purpose of running a visitor program, would the Service resume visitor services at Midway?

I believe that ISIL could become a direct threat to the United States or our allies in Europe.

I applaud the President for his four-point strategy to defeat ISIL.

Invasive species has very serious and negative consequences on our environment and our ecosystem.

I am concerned that this bill does not quite get to the heart of the problem, which is research and preventative methods and strategies.

I thought we did--I was part of the legislation that gave benefits to the Filipino veterans.

I am suggesting that we have to go through legislation again to renew this.

I think this is truly--I am embarrassed and I just think it is wrong. They were there; they fought with us, many of them died.

I am disheartened and embarrassed by what I am learning today.

If we can't reach a final agreement in negotiations by July 20 . . . conditions will never go back to the past. The sanctions regime has been broken.

By what percentage does the Army plan to reduce its depot maintenance workforce in FY15? What is the risk?