John Garamendi

You might look across the entire spectrum of the military and recognize that there is a severe impact already as a result of climate change that is going to get worse.

Obey the law and recognize you are in for a major brawl with at least a good section of this committee as the President continues to rip off what were apparently necessary funds.

Unfortunately, the Senate Republicans refused to stand up once again. We saw that in the impeachment. They refused to stand up to their constitutional obligations to carry out the Article I powers given to them in the constitution.

The President immediately turned around in 2019 and stole $7.5 billion using some very -- really stretching the law.

I will assure anybody that cares to watch what happens this year that there is going to be a monumental fight in the National Defense Authorization Act that will, ultimately, hopefully, culminate in removing the President's power of the…

The constitution's quite clear. It is the power of the purse given to Congress, not to the president.

We would certainly welcome direct input from all interested parties--Tribes, other communities, as well as natural resource organizations.

To my knowledge, Mr. Amodei has never displayed good behavior.

This committee will come to order.

We need to be absolutely certain that these things don't happen again. Preventable accidents, got to get on top of that.

I thank you, Mr. Courtney. I am going to shorten my remarks and ask that it be put into the record.

This issue is one of the President--of the lessee, Mr. Trump, becoming President, and now in direct violation of the Emoluments Clause.

The gentleman did mention the grim reaper, I don't think by name, but, clearly, the Senate leader intends to delay legislation that would be in the interest of the American people: higher wages, better healthcare, better insurance…

The gentleman can use the word ``brag,'' but I would recommend that it is not bragging. It is simply a fact; not an alternate fact, but it is a fact that the gentleman's committee and this House--now under Democratic control--has passed…

The climate refugee issue is of profound importance.

We are not going to be very successful in the Arctic, and probably anywhere else where there is an ocean, unless we become a signatory to the Law of the Sea.

My question really goes to the heart of the National Defense Strategy which presumably is big power competition.

I think you missed one step that preceded that and that is the President's decision to withdraw.

My biggest concern with Syria and Turkey is actually Turkey-Russia.

The withdrawal of American forces in the northern portion of Syria led to Russia occupying American bases as we withdrew.

Russia seeks veto authority over nations on its periphery in terms of their governmental autonomy and diplomatic decisions.

We are representatives of the public for good and for ill and if we are not saying anything about it, it gets further and further away from that public.

We will not let this issue go as long as, I am sure, the members of this committee are still Members of the House of Representatives we are going to stay on this.

It is deeply troubling that I am still, after these months, getting reports that certain partners continue to show a blatant disregard for the seriousness of the issues facing our military families.

I am putting all of you on notice that this committee will be watching, and we will not tolerate in any way the abusive and problems that we have seen.