Doug Lamborn

I look forward to hearing concrete solutions and long-term plans, not simply relying on service life extensions to rebuild the fleet.

I hope that the result of all this, especially the way it's being done in a hasty manner, doesn't lead anyone who sacrificed life and limb and their surviving families to think that it was in vain.

Yes, we have seen a weaponization of space from China and Russia.

I do not believe China and Russia are operating in good faith when it comes to their proposals...

Space is a vital component of our national security now more than ever.

We have our work cut out for us to track this in the next months ahead, and we are going to do that.

There have been some really penetrating questions asked by each of the members of the subcommittee and others who joined us.

Mr. Chairman, thank you for honoring the memory of these nine exemplary young men who wanted to serve our country.

I just want to note that for the record.

We are going to be dogging this very closely.

The committee has done an excellent job of probing into all the details.

Our Nation's adversaries are advancing their military capabilities at an alarming rate. It is more important than ever that we maintain our advantage against these peer and near-peer countries.

As Robert Gates said famously regarding--when Joe Biden was a Senator, and then Vice President, he seemed to be on the wrong side of foreign policy decisions at almost every turn.

I was astounded by the affection and the effectiveness that she brings to the table as the delegate from Puerto Rico.

This is something we in Congress have the power to fix.

Readiness is not just having enough spare parts on the shelves or enough aircraft to fly.

We owe it to our service men and women to eliminate preventable accidents, period.

George Washington said that to be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving the peace.

Congress has granted various flexibilities to permit more timely hiring of qualified personnel and to better compete with the private sector.

I will not stop fighting to ensure that these issues are resolved.

I just think that that is an unforced error.

It reeks of being politically motivated.

I am happy to fill in for the ranking member of the full committee, Representative Bishop. He was here briefly earlier, but he is definitely under the weather. Mr. Speaker, on this bill, I simply yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman for his great words. In conclusion, it has been an honor to commemorate National Bible Week this evening. I am grateful to my colleagues who joined me. The Bible claims to be more than a mere book. It claims to be the…

Quickly I am going to give a quote from one of our Presidents, our Founding Father, and then John Quincy Adams, the sixth President. George Washington said: It is impossible to rightly govern a Nation without God and the Bible. So he began…