Peter Visclosky

I have no further requests for time on our side, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I do have requests for time, but no one is here, so I reserve the balance of my time at this moment.

I ask for support of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Today, April 23, 2020, I missed roll call votes 103 and 104. Had I been present for roll call 103, on Agreeing to H. Res. 938, Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 935) establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus…

My reason for submitting this testimony is to discuss the vital importance of preserving and promoting Section 219 Environmental Infrastructure authority...

I strongly believe making critical investments in medical research at the Federal level will improve the well-being of our Nation.

Every American has the right to clean drinking water.

It is unacceptable that the Defense Department put the health of families in Pennsylvania and around the Nation at risk with these chemicals.

And my humble request here today is that we take that next step, continue to support it more robustly.

It does not contain verifiable metrics to ensure the Taliban is holding up their end of the bargain.

Unfortunately, I remain deeply skeptical that this agreement will enable the United States to depart Afghanistan in a responsible fashion.

What assurance after 19 years of failure in our drawdown that they are going to be able to do this?

Moreover, it is hard to understand how we can continue our counterterrorism mission or train and equip Afghan forces if we pull out all of our forces within 14 months.

It is just an awful, terrible bureaucracy they have to go through.

The 2018 National Defense Strategy emphasizes the threats posed by, quote, great powers and specifically highlights Russia and China as the greatest threats to our interests.

After of two decades of focusing on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, the Army needs to refocus on preparations to oppose a near-peer adversary.

It is important that the government now start to take responsibility for that.

We are keenly aware of the need to modernize the Army of today in order to meet potential great power competition in the future.

We will talk today about training, equipment, and resources needed to give our soldiers the skills and tools needed to accomplish their missions.

I believe that our Nation's military operations in Afghanistan should wind down.

Similarly, Russia continues to expand its global influence, conducting mass misinformation campaigns, inserting itself into the domestic policies of foreign nations.

It is clear that they seek to increase their influence in the region and, indeed, the world.

It seems like there are sequentially bad decisions being made on properties that could be used effectively to control costs for military families.

Who makes a decision to dispose of property like that when you have a backlog for people who are working in the military who need housing that is affordable?