Mike Rogers: “Remember the 9/11 hijackers, some of those were students who were here on student visas.”

The defense spending boost in the reconciliation bill is needed to restore American deterrence, revitalize the defense industrial base, and modernize our military.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this resolution, and I commend the Chair, the leader, and Chairman Arrington on their tremendous work. We have heard about all the ways the House budget…

I wholeheartedly agree with the gentleman's desire to ensure the Department obtains fair and reasonable prices. The committee has done a lot to reform that process and crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse over the last few years. However…

Mr. Speaker, years of chronic underinvestment in our national security have shattered American deterrence. It has allowed our adversaries to threaten and challenge us in new and unprecedented ways. That ends today because, with the passage…