Steve Womack: “I am sure it was more over political reasons and the political consequences of trying to support something like that…”

I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the last speaker, my friend, Earl Blumenauer. It was a source of pride for me to be here on the floor this morning and see the gentleman's last speech on the floor of the House of Representatives…

This is not an attempt to undo the Guard. It is a very small number of people.

This is a very unusual situation we have. We created this Space Force, and we took people out of the Air Force and other services.

General Saltzman has a very small entity... but a very important one. His mission is absolutely critical in the country.