the Nation's highest priority mission.

If they're right and some event happens and I even hate to say this, if an event happens, it will change the make-up of going forward, for whatever that event is, it will impact this election in a way that we probably haven't seen before.

I have to tell you, Mr. Rodriguez, I have been here--this is my 14th year to be honored to serve in Congress. I haven't heard an opening statement from a witness I disagree with more than yours.

The fact is the refugees who have left Syria are no longer in danger. Our moral obligation is to help make sure they have a place to stay, health care, food until we can get them safely back into their country.

So tell me why we are focused on this instead of removing Bashar al-Assad from power so these people can go back home?

The committee believes that peer review and design competitions are critical components of nuclear stockpile stewardship.

In these times of austerity, when we are just struggling trying to keep the Pentagon funded--and this committee fights with the Congress constantly, trying to get adequate defense spending--this kind of example kills us. This is just an…

In all, the Air Force spent well over a half a billion dollars of taxpayer money on this satellite, $518 million to be specific.

President Obama has announced plans to use an executive order to implement new gun control measures. This plan is a complete overreach into the lives of the American people. Unfortunately, this President has spent his entire time in office…

I think that shows you he's got a better ground game there.

I think what you are finding happened is every time people and the president comes out and says everything is fine here, nothing to see, we're doing and it's working, people know something is wrong.

It's all about leadership. It's about how you present yourself on the problems and one of the reasons I think they're attracted to the vision of Cruz and Trump right now is because they've heard this.

I think Reagan could get elected. I think the elder Bush could get elected because people identify with people who show leadership at tough times.

Everything I thought I knew about politics just went out the window.

Chris Christie is a national security guy. He's doing a platform that's pretty significant in New Hampshire on that.

Bombing is a tactic it is not a strategy.

On rollcall No. 648 I was off the floor meeting with an Air Force General when this vote was called. By the time I reached the floor to vote, the gavel had fallen and closed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''…

the tone of the disagreement, disapproval, is important.

Following up on Mr. Franks's question, is it your belief that neither Russia nor China conducted any nuclear test-activity that produced any--I repeat any--nuclear yield since 2000?

I don't know why they would want to withdraw. They are not having to comply with it anyway.

Russia is not someone that is our friend or ally, and we certainly can't take them for their word.

I would agree this issue has received a lot of talk. Unfortunately, it has received no action.

We need our President to change his rhetoric.

It has now been 7 years since Russia first violated the INF Treaty.

this committee has a responsibility to conduct oversight of the administration's strategy for prosecuting the U.S. counter-ISIL campaign