Yesterday, I led my colleagues in a letter to Secretaries Nielsen and Azar asking about plans to reunify the thousands of children separated from their parents. Neither the President's executive order nor the bills before us address the…

I want to thank the committee for including amendment No. 111 in this en bloc. After the tragic fires that we have seen in California, we must do everything possibly to protect our communities. In San Diego, helicopters and air tankers had…

I would like to associate myself with the comments from Ranking Member Brady in regards to our colleagues over in the Senate too.

I think it has been, you know, you have been excellent in trying to help us see where some of the pitfalls are in moving forward and, at the same time, that we need to move forward.

I certainly appreciate your efforts here in attempting to reform the defense agencies.

The way we handle this issue certainly reflects our values.

President Trump was in my hometown of San Diego this week. He went to inspect prototypes for his proposed border wall, a wall California doesn't want, doesn't need, and is an overly simplistic approach to a complex issue. The President was…

We look forward to your insights on adapting space's contested domain and how we can protect our assets and deter a war in space.

I think another idea which we would stress... is ways to strengthen the Budget Committee.

I would say try not to bite off too much more than you can chew.

I would like to share excerpts from a letter I received from a 15-year-old in my district of San Diego. It shows the impact the Parkland, Florida, school shooting is having on our young people. This young person writes: ``I have never been…

I think we are looking at 2020, and obviously the decision has to be made far before that.