Steve Womack: “I want to recognize that the agency has been asked to do a lot under extremely difficult circumstances.”

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…

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

I do think it is a bit dangerous, though, for us to enter into an era where we are usurping the authority of our Governors.

There are only about 578 people that will be affected by this. You know, the Guard is over 100,000.