I would just point out, coming from Connecticut, a State which embraced this law, is now in year three of its exchange.

We are actually seeing incredible stability in terms of the rates.

The Affordable Care Act is bending the cost curve.

In a few short hours, we are going to be voting in this Chamber on a rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which is long overdue. It has been 13 years since the No Child Left Behind Act was passed, and many educators and…

we hope that is going to happen again, and we would very much appreciate the theory of the case behind this fund.

we need to think about this. I mean, we are past that, very frankly. We are ready to act.

It is one thing saying that we would eat it within a fixed topline. That would cause enormous disruption to our program.

I think that when you look at this case in particular and Jason Amerine and what he has done, he was in service to the entire country and to the Constitution, and he was doing his duty.

I would argue that this government in Baghdad is further adding fuel to the fire of sectarianism by allowing these Shia militia, by allowing this sectarian persecution and oppression to continue, which only allows further oxygen for ISIS…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And again, in the interest of time I am going to waive all opening remarks and make sure the floor is available to our two witnesses as soon as possible.

Retreat Is Not an Option, which again reiterated the fact that one out of four 17-to 24-year olds are not fit to fight.

I think we are headed in the right direction, but you know, it is going to take time.

Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your testimony and your leadership over the last 6-1/2 years, 8-1/2 years.

I think that is frankly one of the reasons we are in the predicament that we are in right now.

I think that is important to make that point clear.

I do not doubt for a second the sincerity of the chairman and the ranking member and their support for the Ohio replacement program. This chart, which the Navy produced, showing the 30-year shipbuilding plan, if we fully fund the Ohio…

Yesterday, May 13, was a significant day for 15 million college students who are entering next year's academic year because it is the day that the U.S. Department of Treasury, based on their auction of 10-year notes, sets the interest…

Again, I thank the chairman who, it is true, over the last 3 years, we have worked together, as well as our predecessors going back to Gene Taylor and Roscoe Bartlett, who started this discussion about the challenge of funding the Ohio…

Just to reiterate the prior point, a few weeks ago, the Iranian Government attempted to send a fleet of ships bearing arms for Houthi rebels in Yemen, a mission that would further drive that region into a dangerous failed state. Luckily…

Could I inquire how much time remains on both sides? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Connecticut has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Texas has 7 minutes remaining.

At the outset, I want to extend my compliments to the chairman of the committee for his first NDAA bill and for the way he conducted a 19-hour markup that went until close to 5 o'clock in the morning. I also thank the ranking member, who…

I think that many were frustrated by the process, in terms of how opaque it was, the fact that it took a long time.

Unfortunately, the BIA goes far beyond merely changing process--it also changes substantive law by radically rewriting criteria for recognition.

Such a rewrite of the rules violate well established legal principles that protect the finality of judgments which all Americans have an interest in upholding.

As the Congressman for eastern Connecticut, which has experienced impact that tribal recognition can result in, I speak for the vast majority of my constituents in warning that any change in law must be handled with care.