Brian Jones

Today the Republicans held a conference--the Democrats do the same thing during the week, talk about issues--and I had a couple of minutes to remind our Speaker of the House, John Boehner, whom I like, think the world of him, that as he…

I wish all of the Members of the House could take the time to read the National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan. It's classified, but I think they would benefit greatly as both parties continue to try to bring our troops home from…

I join my friend from California who just spoke, and my friend from Massachusetts who spoke before him, Mr. Garamendi and Mr. McGovern. I joined in that meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Davis. He is a very brave man. In fact, if any of my…

Thank you very much for the time. To the ranking member, thank you for your comments as well. As has already been stated, H.R. 306 would provide for a new public- private management plan for the free roaming Corolla wild horses of North…

Today I've heard Ms. Woolsey and Mr. McClintock talk about the war in Afghanistan, and it kind of reminds me this morning about 8 o'clock I did a call-in show down in my district, Jacksonville, North Carolina, the home of Camp Lejeune…

Over the weekend, I read an article by the Associated Press that the French have made a decision to fast-track their withdrawal from Afghanistan and bring troops home by the end of 2013 instead of the end of 2014. If France follows through…

On January 12, CBS Evening News did a segment on just how impossible is the situation in Afghanistan. This is something I have been speaking out on for months and months and months, and I think CBS illustrated beautifully just how dire of…

Thank you very much. During the Christmas break, I wrote a letter to President Obama expressing outrage over the fact that Afghan President Karzai again snubbed our country and our men and women in uniform by signing an oil contract with…

Over this past weekend, a published article in a North Carolina paper was titled, ``U.S. Envoy: Troops could stay in Afghanistan,'' subtitled, ``The White House echoed that 2014 is not a deadline for total withdrawal.'' I would like to…

I would like to submit an exchange of letters with the Ways and Means Committee regarding this bill. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Washington, DC, December 13, 2011. Hon. Spencer Bachus, Chairman, Committee on…

When we were home during the Thanksgiving break, like all my colleagues, I did as much as I could to be with the people of the Third District of North Carolina. The Third District is the home of Camp Lejeune Marine Base, Cherry Point…

Thank you very much. I again will keep coming to the floor twice a week when we're in session to talk about bringing our troops out of Afghanistan. Bin Laden is dead, and we need to start thinking about, as the lady said before me, let's…

It's a sad day in America when a major general in the United States Army cannot give his honest opinion about our war in Afghanistan without losing his job. Last week Major General Peter Fuller gave an interview in which he commented on…

A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege and the honor to visit our wounded at Walter Reed-Bethesda. It so happened that five marines from Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base in my district were there. Four of the five had lost both legs--double…

At this time I would yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Texas, Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee. (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to revise and extend her remarks.)

This is very important legislation. I want to thank the gentlelady from Florida, Congresswoman Corrine Brown, for bringing this forward. I want to say that the chairman of the Financial Services Committee and the ranking member, Mr. Frank…

I would like to thank President Obama for bringing all of our troops home from Iraq by the end of this year. This was an unnecessary war that cost over $850 billion, in which over 4,400 Americans were killed and over 33,000 wounded. It is…

I think this has been a great debate. I want to thank Congresswoman Brown for bringing H.R. 2447 to the floor. I think, any time, that the House of Representatives can debate and soothe the pains of yesterday with the glory of today by…

I would advise my colleague that I have no further requests for time and will close on our side.

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in addition to what Mr. Clay was saying, I want the House to know that the Montford Point Marines are revered by the citizens of Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune. Their history speaks…

I'm back on the floor again to talk about bringing our troops home from Afghanistan. I had the privilege and the honor to be at Walter Reed in Bethesda on Tuesday, and I talked to so many of our young men and women who have lost legs and…

Yesterday I had the privilege and the humbling experience of going to Walter Reed at Bethesda. It is a magnificent medical complex, and our young men and women deserve to have that kind of treatment. I was so impressed. In visiting the…

I would like to insert into the Record two letters opposing the Korean free trade agreement, one from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition and another from the United States Industrial Fabrics Institute. American Manufacturing…

I thank the gentleman for the time. Every time a President, Democrat or Republican, asks Congress to approve a trade deal, they give us these wild optimistic projections for how many jobs these deals are going to create. Sadly, this…

I think you will note today that from both sides, the Democratic side and Republican side, there will be those of us who come to the floor to speak about bringing our troops home from Afghanistan. Friday of this week will be 10 years since…