Mike Garcia: “We passed, out of HAC-D, a bill that took the starting salary for an E-1 from $22,000 to $31,000, which is the…”

I have been very adamant that I don't know that we have a capability gap relative to China.

we are considering today the first of four bills which represent a serious violation of the rights of Washington, D.C., and the democratic process. Mr. Speaker, we know that D.C. has more residents than two States; D.C. taxpayers pay more…

I would encourage you to look at my RAISE Act, which takes the starting salary of an E1 from $22,000 and brings it up to $31,000.

I am very concerned about the lack of, frankly, assets within the Reserve components, especially on the Air National Guard side...