William L. Enyart

I assured them that, just as they have stood by us in Iraq and in Afghanistan for the last dozen years, that we would stand by our NATO commitments.

Should not we be increasing the end strength of the Guard in the face of fiscal constraints?

How can we maintain an operational reserve force if they don't have the same equipment to train with as their brothers and sisters in the active component?

I am a firm believer that the Guard is a battle-tested, cost-effective force capable of providing the surge capacity we need in time of conflict.

I will just close out with saying, Mr. Garamendi, thank you for the time this evening. I think this has been a true team effort from manufacturers and business groups, labor unions, port authorities, and the Agriculture Committee. You…

Sequestration was a bad idea to begin with, and it is a worse idea as we go forward

Syria is not governed by its Sunni majority. It is aligned with the only Shia led nation, Iran.

Do/can the U.S. and Russian interests align in Syria? If so what, if anything, can Congress do to help align them?

So what you are talking about then is taking what is essentially waste products now, turning them into valuable economic opportunities and increasing good job opportunities in rural America?

I am frankly appalled at the questioning that you have endured today, the political finger-pointing and blame game.

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