At this time in our history when we're furloughing 650,000 Department of Defense employees, how can we justify spending $1.5 million per detainee at Guantanamo when half of them have been cleared for release? It doesn't make sense. And now…

You can pretty much win any battle you want to fight with superior military might. But for wars of consequence, you have to be fighting from the high ground consistently. That's what this amendment is all about. We will win this war…

I thank my very good friend from Connecticut--and the chairman of the committee because I trust that he will support this as well. This amendment passed overwhelmingly last year, bipartisan vote. The problem is that the Defense Department…

I thank you. There are a few facts that I think are appropriate to bring to this debate. I oppose this amendment vigorously. Just 2 weeks ago I was down at Guantanamo Bay on a trip that was part of the House Select Committee on…

I thank the chairman. I appreciate the opportunity to visit here today. First, I'd like to visit about two heroes in the history of our country. One would be Father Emil Kapaun. I had the honor of being at the White House a couple of…

Economic growth of just over 1\1/2\ percent is unsatisfactory. We all want a better economy and better jobs. In south central Kansas, the aviation manufacturing industry has been hit particularly hard. Machinists, engineers, small business…

I want to thank the chairman for yielding to me. I appreciate, especially, his efforts on the NDAA last year in which we were able to add language that would require the Department of Defense to adopt new regulations to protect the…

Thank you, Congressman Fortenberry. It is a pleasure to be here. I will warn you, as I will warn those who are listening, I'm going to try to be frank. And obviously, short, candid and truthful. But I think it may be uncomfortable to hear…

what the FDIC does is critical in this arena.

they are never going to get away from you. And what you do matters to the success not just of my banks, but the communities that they serve.

It's been just under 2 months since the attacks in Boston, and in those intervening weeks, the silence of Muslim leaders has been deafening. And that is sad, but perhaps most importantly, it's dangerous. There have now been at least a…

When the most devastating terrorist attacks on America in the last 20 years come overwhelmingly from people of a single faith, and are performed in the name of that faith, a special obligation falls on that faith's leaders to respond.

I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the topic of NBAF. As has been mentioned by my colleague from Kansas, currently in the United States there is not a single research facility that is able to conduct research at Biosafety Level 4…

After an exhaustive review, the Department of Homeland Security chose Manhattan, Kansas, as the site for the new BSL-4 National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility. This will be the only such facility capable of researching large animals in the…

I would say to the gentleman, if they were totally separate, then I don't know why he brought that issue into this debate. The fact is there is a lesson, and I want to explain what that lesson is, because our American jurisprudence system…

I remain concerned about the lack of priority the administration has put on funding longstanding employment and training programs.

Healthcare is a significantly growing opportunity for Americans.

I am troubled by the Department's mismanagement of the Job Corps program.