Doug Lamborn

Egypt would want its own bomb. Turkey would want its own bomb. And others. Others would aspire, but they would have the money and possibly the technology to actually achieve that, or buy it from another country.

I appreciate that, and I think we would agree that of the other countries in the region almost without a doubt Saudi Arabia would want its own bomb.

I would like to ask the gentlelady, you mentioned an important point. You talked about what would happen if Iran did, God forbid, achieve the ability to have a nuclear bomb. What would other countries in the region do? What are some of the…

I offered an amendment to the NDAA this last summer, which was accepted by the whole House, and it required the Air Force to rewrite its religious liberty regulations.

If taken to an extreme, someone who is a leader and has a religious component to his or her life... to not be able to ever discuss that would be dishonest.

That cadet had every right under our Constitution to express his religious belief or no belief at all.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Warren, one of the concerns I have with the VA's ability to safeguard our veterans' personal information...

In the view of this Member of Congress, you send the right message to the country, to veterans, and to poorly performing employees by removing them, not giving them an additional appeals process of five days and not setting up a new layer…

You are adding to what the law says though.

As long as poor performance has been documented, I believe and I think the committee believes there is no need for a five-day notice period.

If we see further destabilization of these countries, that will create a global problem that will ripple out everywhere.

I would certainly hope the President would not take that off the table.

This is a bloodthirsty group, and the beheading of two Americans is a horrible situation and was one of the real reasons why I supported the President's plan.

I too urge all Members to support S. 2258, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers at this time, and I reserve the balance of my time.

We have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Arizona for her support of this good piece of legislation. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Coffman), who is a member of the VA committee, a subcommittee chairman of the committee…

I thank the gentlewoman. I too urge all Members of the House to support H.R. 5404, as amended. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Salmon). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Colorado…

I have enjoyed working with him these last 4 years. Many times we have agreed on issues. Many times we have not agreed on issues. But that is how our system works.

H.R. 5176, solves a long-standing Department of the Interior obligation to the Navajo Nation to transfer lands selected by the Navajo Nation in trust for the Navajo.

The Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities determination, introduced by our former committee colleague from New Mexico, Mr. Lujan, and cosponsored by the Representative from Wyoming, Mrs. Lummis.

The Data Preservation Act of 2014, introduced by the gentleman from Michigan, Dr. Benishek;

Mr. McDonald, that is why I want you to take some action, because that is part of the culture.

I hear from veterans all the time that they are amazed that no one in Phoenix has been fired.

I think about this--my father-in-law was a prisoner of war, he had post-traumatic stress, he was shot down in World War II.