Without any relief from the budget caps, the situation becomes much more ominous for the Army.

the status quo is unacceptable.

the amount of resources devoted to the Army continue to decrease.

If that does not happen, General, we will be calling you.

Would you acknowledge that part of our strategy has to be constituting an Iraqi Government that is perceived by its own people as being a bit fairer and inclusive?

You will also be asked to assume control at a time of immense financial and fiscal challenge, particularly because of sequestration.

I don't think anyone understands the sacrifices that the marines made in Iraq better than General Neller.

the United States has not faced a more diverse and complex array of crises since the end of the second world war.

ISIL's depraved and violent campaign in Iraq and Syria to establish an extremist caliphate threatens to erase borders, destabilize the region, and create a breeding ground for foreign fighters willing to return to the West to carry out…

the consequences could alter the face of the region for generations and generations.

We are now in a position of trying to essentially contain the regional ambitions of the Iranians and kinetically defeat the Sunni radical Islamists.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Ayotte). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Good morning.

The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch, Ranking Member

The committee will come to order.

Madam President, I rise today to discuss a matter of utmost importance: the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, H.R. 240. We live in a world of extraordinary threats. Around the world, terrorists continue to devise ways to harm…

Making these irreversible force structure changes to the Guard before we have had a chance to see what the Commission has to say about ARI would not be advisable and does not make sense to me.

We have to remember that half the population of the world and half of its economy is in that region...