Doug Lamborn

I thank the gentleman for his remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Spano).

I thank the gentleman; he made some reference to here in the Capitol, some of the insignia that shows the recognition of God. Above the Speaker, it says, ``In God We Trust.'' That is chiseled in the stone there. Behind me, among all these…

I thank the gentleman, and I also thank him for his service to our country. We have many veterans who are serving in Congress, and Representative Bacon is one of the finest. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr…

I thank the gentleman for his great remarks. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bacon).

I thank the gentleman and appreciate his remarks. Next, it is with great pleasure that I would like to recognize a personal friend as well as a colleague from Michigan. He and his wife, Sue, have been an example to my wife and me in the…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson), who is the current chairman of the Republican Study Committee.

I thank the gentleman from Texas, and I yield to another gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin).

Reclaiming my time, Mr. Speaker, apparently the gentlewoman is not willing to answer this question. If she can't answer this question, then I don't think we have to take it seriously. I think it is a political gimmick. Mr. Speaker, I…

This is a major deviation from the plan, and I am concerned that the committee was not briefed about this information before it was made public.

I am increasingly concerned how we are going to balance modernization with our current readiness needs.

Today, we will hear testimony regarding the readiness of the Navy and the Marine Corps to execute the National Defense Strategy under the President's fiscal year 2021 budget request.

I have people that are essential that are not here. I don't want their self-esteem to suffer.

It puts everyone in a bind. It is hard--it seems like it is going to be hard to even support day-to-day combatant commander requirements not to mention the surge required in case of major contingencies.

There is an old saying. Amateurs talk about tactics, but professionals study logistics.

General Murray, you raised concerns about the ability to integrate Iron Dome in the U.S. air defense systems.

I am concerned that the Air Force plan to recapitalize the depots will require significant investment over many years at a time when it will continue to have a number of other major funding challenges.

The Air Force has a pilot shortfall of about 2,000, but chose not to fund almost 200 new pilots in the budget request.

The readiness of the Air Force to execute the National Defense Strategy under the President's fiscal year 2021 budget request.

Okay. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

There are some definite Natural Resources Committee issues here that we all respect, such as protecting the environment, Tribal consultation, energy development, access to hunting, and other kinds of issues.

I do want to stress that, yes----

There are national security implications for not doing the expansion and withdrawal that I think would be very detrimental.

Ranking Member Rob Bishop of that full committee and myself on this subcommittee and maybe a few others are on both committees.

Many factors contribute to military readiness, but it seems to me that it really comes down to the basics.