WALLY HERGER: “last week we celebrated President Ronald Reagan's birthday by giving him the line-item veto. This week we will have the…”

“last week we celebrated President Ronald Reagan's birthday by giving him the line-item veto. This week we will have the opportunity to give him another present. We will once again return our national defense to a level President Reagan would approve. Mr. Speaker, under the Clinton administration we have not only seen an attitude of arrogance toward the military, we have also seen a lack of respect, and subsequently, the inability to effectively command our Armed Forces. Mr. Speaker, the only time we have ever allowed U.S. troops to serve under a foreign commander has taken place under the watch of President Clinton. Mr. Speaker, U.S. Troops should only be under the command of U.S. military officers, and the National Security Revitalization Act mandates just that--no U.S. troops under command of a foreign officer.”