Brian Jones

I want to share with the House words from George Will. It was a syndicated column that he wrote on the 20th of June of this year. The title is ``An NCO recognizes a flawed Afghanistan strategy.'' In receipt of a recent email from a…

There are not many Members of Congress that have the honor to wish a beautiful lady a happy 98th birthday, especially when the lady was present at his birth. Mrs. Juanita Worsley Williams, from my hometown of Farmville, lived next door…

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a suspension bill that was H.R. 24, to redesignate the Department of the Navy to be known as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. That bill had 426 cosponsors, colleagues from both…

Yesterday I was humbled, but also pleased, that the House of Representatives passed legislation that would rename the Department of the Navy to be the Department of Navy and Marine Corps, and I want to thank 426 cosponsors of this…

I want to thank Mr. Schiff for those excellent remarks about this bill and the need for this proper recognition. Again, it is no more, no less than just recognizing the Marine Corps as part of one fighting team, the Navy and Marine Corps…

Today, I rise in support of the resolution introduced by my colleague on the Armed Services Committee, Representative Martin Heinrich, honoring the USS New Mexico as the sixth submarine of the Virginia class. The Virginia-class submarine…

On April 12 of this year I had the honor and privilege of visiting the wounded warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital with Jerome and Rachel Lee and their dog Lex. The Lees' son Dustin, a marine, was killed…

Six billion dollars later, the Afghan national police cannot begin to do their jobs right, never mind relieve American forces. America has spent more than $6 billion since 2002 in an effort to create an effective Afghan police…

Recently I introduced H.R. 4639, the Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial Act. What this bill would do is allow the adoption of military working dogs by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed Forces who was the dog's…

Caution Killed My Son. Marine Families Blast Suicidal Tactics in Afghanistan. In addition to this article about his son and the tighter rules of engagement, families voice outrage over new restrictions in Afghanistan. The rules of…

I want to thank the gentleman from Ohio, first, for presenting this resolution and, secondly, for fighting for so long to get us to have this debate. I want to say to Mr. Berman, thank you for agreeing to let this be debated. I want to…

I have introduced H.R. 4639. It is known as the Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial Act, to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the adoption of a military working dog by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the…

I want to thank 370 Members of the House of Representatives for joining me in an effort to rename the Department of Navy to be the Navy and Marine Corps. I would also like to share with the House that last Thursday was a very exciting day…

I would think it is appropriate that I might say to everyone who has spoken today, thank you for your comments, but also I would like to share that the House has passed legislation that would allow a war dog memorial to be built at no…

I do not know a bigger thrill for me, as a congressman, when I call a young person in my district, whom I have nominated to one of the three academies, to tell them to expect a letter of appointment. It is a thrill that every time I make…

My heart ached so much last week when I heard that the chairman, and that's what I called Jack Murtha, Mr. Chairman, that he had passed on. My father served in the Congress for 26 years. I have been here for 15 years. So that means for 41…

I have introduced H.R. 4631. The text is ``to authorize the adoption of a military working dog by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed Forces who was the handler of the dog.'' This act may be cited as the…

Soon the Congress will be asked to raise the debt limit of this Nation. This actually happened under the previous administration, and now it's happening under the new administration. I have not voted, from the time I have been in Congress…

8 years ago I introduced a bill that would rename the Department of the Navy to be known as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. This bill has passed the House for 8 years in what is called the armed services bill. It has been…