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 thank the gentleman for yielding and for his amendment. This committee has been trying to seek out and remove impediments to speedy acquisition for years. Section 1662 of fiscal year 2015 NDAA is just such an impediment. I don't…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for offering this amendment. A provision nearly identical to this has been in the final version of the last two NDAAs, and it should be in the final version of this year's NDAA. As chairman of the…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

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 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 E of title XVI, add the following new section: SEC. 1673. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL…

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…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. LaMalfa). The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

My friend from California is correct about one thing: I will say a 30-year cost estimate is not worth the paper it is written on. I oppose this amendment, just as I opposed a similar amendment by my friend from California, number 12. I…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for offering this important amendment. This is a simple and straightforward amendment that would help us set priorities in spending taxpayer dollars in a small but meaningful way. The U.S. signed the…

I thank the gentleman, Mr. Blumenauer, for his amendment, although I urge its defeat. I start off with pointing out that both the Obama administration and the Trump administration have decided the fact that Russia is in violation of the…

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

Again, I want to remind the gentleman that nobody has indicated that Russia has any intention--they see no signs that Russia has any intention of coming back into compliance. I think this is poorly thought out. We need to go forward and…

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 would like to thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership in bringing this years's NDAA. I would also like to thank my friend and colleague from Tennessee, Mr. Jim Cooper, the ranking member on our…

I would say that the Navy provides 30-year cost estimates because Congress made them, and the Navy doesn't want to do it, and they don't think they are reliable. I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my…

Remember the 9/11 hijackers, some of those were students who were here on student visas.

All of the rhetoric surrounding the emotion of what the president said six months or 12 months ago, if you like Trump or don't like Trump really should be irrelevant on the ruling. The national security parameters of this will, I think…

Some notion that this is Trump against the Democrats or something I think is completely wrong. We have to look at what are the underpinnings of why we got to where we were and I disagreed with his first ban. I thought it was too broad. I…

This has all been part of politics. But what was a little odd about this today was it was -- it was clearly scripted.

Odd and a bit clumsy.

Why don't you have a staff meeting and then come out with some great proposals and work with Congress to get something done in a meaningful way?

When Chuck Schumer is, you know, scoring laughs putting out videos, that's not -- that's not what you want to have happen after the first cabinet meeting, I guess.

I know that you and the President are hard at work toward securing our Southwest Border.