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Duncan Hunter is a former Republican U.S. Representative from California, serving from 2009 to 2019. He represented California's 50th congressional district and was known for his strong support of military and veteran issues, as well as his advocacy for conservative fiscal policies. During his tenure, Hunter served on the House Armed Services Committee, where he focused on defense-related legislation. He was also involved in various initiatives related to border security and immigration reform.
I would like to yield the balance of my time to the gentlelady from Washington (Mrs. McMorris Rodgers). Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. I appreciate the gentleman yielding, and I rise in strong support of Mr. Hunter's amendment. Last November, we…
This amendment is very simple. The most important assets we have in our United States military are our personnel, the men and women that we move around. They get moved around, they usually don't have a choice of where they move from base…
I would obviously urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment and yield back the balance of my time.
I would like to yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from California and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Mr. McKeon. Mr. McKEON. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for working with the staff to try to…
I have an amendment at the desk, Madam Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following new section: SEC. 5__. PILOT PROGRAM ON…
I would like to inquire how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Washington has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Today I will introduce the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, the first in a series of proposals to reform education in America. There is an urgent need to fix what is broken in our Nation's education system. Roughly…
If you want to quote somebody who's been there, feel free to quote me. If you want to talk about it, feel free to come to my office. And if you want to hold up pictures of families, hold up pictures of mine because they've been impacted by…
First, I was in the Marine Corps. I did two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. I didn't do anything exceptional; but if anybody else has served in Afghanistan, I will yield to you right now. If anybody in this Congress who has served in…
I stand in opposition to this amendment for a few reasons, not any as eloquent as the ones that have already been stated but for some fairly simple reasons, I think. Number one, what if one of us here, one of us Members, a Congressman…
Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, $400 million is a lot of money, and Americans do need that money. But I would answer that with this: The men and women that have given their lives over in Afghanistan, the men and women, as you well know…
Reclaiming my time, this is an interagency fund, DOD, State Department, USAID, different American agencies. They are going to be the ones distributing this money. I doubt Karzai ever sees this money, as it would go straight to contractors…
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