Sam Farr: “The other question is why does it only apply to Air Force One? Why does it not apply to Members of Congress?”

History has shown us what we can get by retreating into a defensive, isolationist crouch.

Following the administration's path forward for our international affairs budget is the equivalent of retreat.

I rise once again because every year we face this amendment and it does get knocked out in conference. But I rise with concern that it keeps coming back, because I think it is based on a lot of misunderstanding, and it really can cause…

So here we are going to take all our staff, and you have got to go through double, triple inspection, but Members can walk in here with a weapon and you don't even know if they have it, to get away with it.