Brian Jones

I am on the House floor today to share with my colleagues several recent headlines from our national papers. From The Washington Post on January 30: After billions in U.S. investment, Afghanistan roads are falling apart. This article goes…

The bill we are considering this morning includes a provision that would repeal excessive restrictions on public access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Even though the seashore is paid for by tax dollars, current regulations have…

Yesterday, I came to the floor to speak about the bilateral strategic agreement and the fact that President Karzai has refused to sign the proposal offered by the administration. Since we have been in Afghanistan, 2,285 Americans have…

During the Thanksgiving break, I wrote a letter to President Obama, which I would like to submit for the record. The letter respectfully reminded the President that President Karzai continues to thumb his nose in the eyes of the American…

I am again on the floor today because our Nation has failed to heed the warning of George Washington, who told us to beware of foreign entanglements. We have lost over 4,474 Americans in Iraq and 2,276 Americans in Afghanistan. In both of…

Again I am on the floor today to talk about the ongoing discussion between the United States and Afghanistan regarding a 10-year bilateral strategic agreement to allow troops to remain overseas beyond the year 2014. Multiple news…

At this point in our Nation's history, I believe both parties will acknowledge that we have major economic issues facing our country. As Congress just recently came to a temporary resolution which raised the debt ceiling by $230 billion…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 44, line 3, strike ``that has been damaged'' and all that follows before the closing quotation marks…

Thank you very much for that. I want to thank you and the ranking member for the outstanding job you and your staffs have done on this bill. Mr. Chairman, I withdraw my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the amendment is…

Uncle Sam has largely stopped funding maintenance of federally authorized shallow draft inlet projects. There are over a dozen of these projects in the district that I represent in North Carolina. These are critical to the local economy…

I am on the floor today in remembrance of the bombing of the United States Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, 30 years ago. On October 23, 1983, at approximately 6:20 in the morning, a truck packed with explosives broke security and…

I have been listening to both sides in this very important debate: the future of America and where we are going and how we are going to pay for the future of this country. What is amazing to me is that President Karzai of Afghanistan, I…

Last week, as we debated the Defense appropriations bill for the upcoming year, my good friend, Jim McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts, joined me in a measure that would guarantee that Congress would vote on funding the Enduring…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment…

I have an amendment at the at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following: Sec. _. None of the funds…

I've been here all day, like most of my colleagues. I've watched it on TV, I've been here on the floor. And I've heard so many times other Members say we're going to be out of Afghanistan in 2014. I hate to tell them, but that's not true…

At this time I'd like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern). Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this amendment offered by my good friend and colleague from North Carolina (Mr. Jones). I…

You know, it is so ridiculous that America is financially broke, can't pay our own bills, and we're going to borrow money to pay for this agreement in Afghanistan. The former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, when I asked him…

I withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Amendment No. 49 has been withdrawn. Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Kline The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 50 printed in House Report 113-170.

May I inquire of the Chairman how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Indiana has 3\1/4\ minutes remaining.

I must say that it is very disappointing that the last time the House of Representatives officially remembered the men and women who have died in Afghanistan was February of this year. Since then, we've lost a total of 79 members of our…

I'm going to be on the floor again talking about the failed policy in Afghanistan. Mr. Speaker, most people in my district know that I've signed over 11,000 letters. They're condolence letters to families who've lost loved ones in…

I continue to be disappointed in the House leadership in that we are not looking into this issue of the CIA giving tens of millions of dollars to Karzai, the corrupt leader of Afghanistan. We don't hold any hearings about it, we're…

It's been said before, we have been in Afghanistan for 12 years. We in Congress should have the opportunity to vote ``yes'' or ``no'' on any commitment of troops after 2014. As a former Commandant of the United States Marine Corps who…

Thank you very much. Last week I was home, and on Saturday I had the pleasure to speak to about 50 citizens in the Third District of North Carolina which I represent. I carry this poster with me, Mr. Speaker, and I also have a one-page…