Richard B. Nugent

You know, without maritime lift capacity, my sons that are all in the Army are going to be kind of hard-pressed just because you can't put a Paladin or an Abrams--you can't carry very many on an aircraft.

At some point in time I think we have to start making decisions about where we fight because what we don't want to do is break the Marine Corps or the Army for that matter.

One of the recommendations I believe from that panel was also to invest more in medical countermeasures. Are we doing that? Are we investing more or are we staying status quo?

Congresswoman Hartzler, I really appreciate you taking the time to do this today on the floor. Mr. Speaker, it is an outrage that the President would veto, as the Commander in Chief of our military in general. Think about this. I have…

People forget that there is actually flesh and blood, parents and children, of those young men and women that are serving this country. They forget there are real people in those uniforms. And so that is why this is so important.

I think we can do that, but I think we need to avoid as some people are trying--seeing Kurds as the solution to this problem.

I absolutely appreciate the chairman doing that and would love to work with him.

I offer a very simple amendment that would help keep America's strategic forces strong and robust. My amendment would make sure that the U.S. Air Force keeps the air-launched cruise missile in their arsenal. That is the AGM-86 and its…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

They feel underappreciated. You know, they are not security guards; they are Capitol Police.

I want to make sure that the Chief of Police is accountable to you all and through oversight of this committee.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 6, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,000,000)''. Page 44, line 8, after the dollar amount…

Each day more and more Americans are realizing that we need to take action to deal with mental health issues in this country. We need to make it a priority. My amendment, in keeping with that sentiment, would provide additional funding for…

In reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the chairman of the subcommittee and I appreciate the ranking member in their support of this because it really is about how we deal with our fellow man. It is about a way that we shouldn't…

I thank Mr. McCaul for yielding me 1 minute. Mr. Chairman, I understand the opposition to this amendment is based on a misconception that it expands eligibility for surplus military equipment to include border security. Customs and Border…

This is a decision that essentially takes the 'air' out of 'airborne.'

Eliminating the ability to rapidly mobilize, train, and deploy... increases risk at an unacceptable rate.

Last year, the 113th Congress appropriated $220 million dollars for the sole purpose of accelerating the development of a domestic rocket propulsion system.

We would never put forth something that puts the burden on the soldier who has volunteered to serve his country.

I worry that, you know, we want to balance a budget on the backs of these men and women that have given everything.

Sequestration is a cancer that is going to eat and destroy our national security.

I mean, it really is. And I know the President doesn't want to go there, but it is radical extremism in Islam across the globe that is affecting us and our friends across the globe.

How are we protecting ourselves against an insider attack that could obviously cripple us if that information got out to our adversaries?

I want to thank the gentleman from Washington, Sheriff Reichert. That is a term of endearment. It is won, a title that you earn. It is an opportunity to lead a great body of men and women. So when Sheriff Reichert wanted to do this hour…