
Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 56, I was unavoidably detained with constituents. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
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We actually don't spend that much on our nuclear weapons.

My time is concluding. I will say that in a program that spends billions of dollars over the years, tens of millions of dollars of costs to develop an American-made capability so we are not depending on our number geopolitical adversary's…

500 years of Russian history shows that it's actually the West that has more to fear from Russian aggression than Russia from the West.

On the contrary, we use our nuclear weapons every single day.

I think it is important that we have to abide by the law.

It takes a while to get here from Arkansas, but these issues are not only important to Utah, they are important to the whole country.

This law was passed under a Democratic Congress and a Democratic President, but it had been worked on with bipartisan support over the years, and this law is not being enforced.

At some point in time, we will not tolerate or we will not have the trust anymore that we need.

The clearest way to show what the rule of law means to us in everyday life is to recall what has happened when there is no rule of law.

I continue to hear through official and personal channels from the pilots who were flying aircraft over Iraq and Syria's territory, as well as their families that tell me some pretty harrowing stories about those effectiveness rates.

Mr. Fanning, can you ensure that Army manager's will seek guidance from Congress if clarification about our intent is needed?