Steve Womack: “I am personally directly opposed to, and I think some of my colleagues feel the same way.”

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

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.

I am going to take that 30 seconds and brag on this guy right here, Tom Cole. He has reengineered, somewhat reinvented a lost appropriations process, and I am eternally grateful. I know I speak for the American people in thanking Mr. Cole…

Before I close, let me say, as most of my colleagues know and as Mr. Clyburn pointed out, my presence here today in the face of a terrible, personal hardship--the loss of my wife of over 41 years--I hope is indicative of the importance of…