I rise today in favor of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. This bill fundamentally reforms defense acquisition to support a fighting force that will stand against those who threaten the United States of America. As…

I’m grateful for all the unwavering support and successes so far. Our team is continuing to charge full steam ahead to win this seat and put Michigan First.

supports modernization and fundamentally reforms defense acquisition by cutting red tape, eliminating bureaucratic hurdles, and encouraging innovation.

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…

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 thank the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nunn) for his words, and I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Murphy).

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Rogers of Alabama moves that the House concur in the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 5009, with an…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama has 11 minutes remaining.

I send to the desk a concurrent resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Luttrell). Is there objection to the…

Even Donald Trump said, I was tough but fair. I'll take that all day long. We're going to have differences amongst our party members all the time.

I think we lost the Georgia two Republican Senate seats because of Donald Trump and his chaotic leadership style.

I urge my colleagues to support the en bloc package, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman for agreeing to work with us. We will work with him. Mr. Chair, I agree to accept the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I will take a minute to thank the ranking member for his leadership. He has been an outstanding partner in this process as we have built what is an outstanding National Defense Authorization Act. I can't overstate how helpful the Democrat…

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…

My colleague from Georgia will be pleased to learn that there is nothing in this year's NDAA that authorizes assistance to Ukraine. That money is provided through the supplemental appropriations bills. The problem with this amendment is it…

I thank my colleague for yielding. This amendment would have serious consequences to our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific as they face down China and North Korea. Former INDOPACOM Commander Admiral Harris highlighted that cluster…

I encourage my colleagues to support this en bloc package, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I strongly support requiring all of our NATO allies to meet their 2 percent obligation, but arbitrarily cutting off funding to NATO with a war raging in Eastern Europe and Putin threatening us with nuclear weapons is absolutely the wrong…

I have one additional speaker. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Arrington).

This amendment would require the Air Force to begin restoring nuclear capabilities to B-52 bombers that had this capability removed under the New START Treaty. The treaty expires in 2026, and the prospect of Russia coming to the table for…

First, I thank the ranking member, my friend, Mr. Smith, who has been an outstanding partner. The Democratic staff has been very, very good to work with in fashioning this bill in a bipartisan fashion with our Republican staff, and I thank…

I rise as the designee of the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Pfluger), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title…

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of all of these national security supplementals. The Armed Services Committee just completed our annual military posture review hearings with our combatant commanders…