Mike Rogers

I extend our thoughts and prayers to Chairman McCain and his family.

I don't think it's the end of the world. I just don't think it's a great idea. It's going to cost a lot of money.

I mean -- I've served in both places. I was an FBI agent and I was a member of the House of Representatives, and I was chairman of that committee. And it's sad to me to watch both of this. I mean I think they're destroying the…

Yes. You know, there's a consequence so overtime for this and some notion that there isn't. So your credibility starts to erode.

Do you believe that the 6 or 7 percent of our defense budget that we are devoting to the nuclear enterprise is an adequate level of spending?

The last Nuclear Posture Review published 8 years ago said, quote: 'Russia is not an enemy and is increasingly a partner,' close quote.

The FBI is not immune to oversight and they absolutely should be held to account -- if they did those things.

I don't think any committee -- any member of that committee should have voted on that until they all read the underlying intelligence information based on the memo.

If there are allegations that the FBI perjured themselves in an affidavit to a judge for a FISA court, both Republicans and Democrats should be upset about that.

What they're doing is, these aren't investigations anymore, these are campaigns, extensions of campaign.

I'm a little bit at lost here. I don't understand what they're trying to accomplish by a memo.

If they believed that the FBI did this which I argue as a criminal offense if you purposely misled the judge in a FISA court, somebody needs to go to jail.

I think Republicans are making a serious mistake here, getting a FISA order is a very complicated process and it involves a lot of people.

I want to ask your commitment to work with me with the sense of urgency this issue deserves to advance that legislation.

This agency that you run is broken, badly, and it needs your attention.

If you look at politics across the country, it is mean, it's small, it's petty and it's personal.

Yes, Trump brings a lot of this on himself.

This notion that the president is doing it either by tweet or by off the cuff remarks is a bit concerning I think to our South Korean allies and certainly our allies in the region.

We needed to modernize our nuclear capability for some time. So, the fact that the president is going down that road I think is very, very important for the nuclear arsenal of the United States.

I think the Mattis Doctrine of making sure they understood we had the right military not only personnel but capability in the region to do bad things that oh, by the way, Kim Jong-un, if you try anything, your regime comes to an end…

We do not support cuts to the farm bill.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama will be postponed. Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Mr. Thornberry of Texas

I urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes…

I was quoting Rose Gottemoeller from the Obama administration, saying that it was not going to perpetuate this cycle. Mr. Chair, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Cheney), my friend and an…

I agree with the gentleman. We don't want to be mushrooms, but we also don't want bad data. So I would urge a ``no'' vote on this and urge people to support Rogers amendment No. 88, which will allow the Secretary to go beyond 10 years to…