Bill Keating

The Burmese military is notorious for its use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war.

I just again would love to have the subcommittee come to Robins Air Force Base, look at the ABMS system...

I am not so sure that it would be better served to the general public if we did a National Institute of Health-type program under DARPA so that we did effectively the same thing the President is asking for.

I hope that that is something that we just pay attention to. It is a mistake we made in the past, we don't need to make in the future.

I actually like the concept. But I do want to make sure that, you know, if we did end up in a scenario where we needed to be doing a lot of launches, that we would not be totally dependent on publicly traded companies to do that.

I do think that we need to be self-reliant and not dependent on the public sector to do that.

I want to encourage my colleagues to get up to speed if you are not on the ABMS [Advanced Battle Management System] system and some of the potential gaps or--or not potential, but the very real gaps that we have in the ability to pick up…

We must also ensure that U.S. engagement on climate change begins here at home.

At COP26, world leaders will gather in Glasgow and recommit to and buildupon strategies to combat the impacts of climate change.

Together, we have to harness the power of our transatlantic dialog to further climate initiatives among communities.

It is interesting, too, the Biden Administration's jobs bill. Our infrastructure bill is recognizing the same opportunity.

America is back. The Transatlantic Alliance is back. And we are not looking backward; we are looking forward together.

We are working hard to bring the funding back home, support local efforts to mitigate the effects of global warming and sea level rise...

I was praising the Biden Administration and their work in selecting people like Melanie Nakagawa and Secretary Kerry to these important positions they have been assigned to.

Cooperation on climate change, particularly through the transatlantic partnership, is essential to achieving meaningful and long-lasting results.

I think that the example you gave with Crimea and Ukraine demonstrates that as well.

There should be no question about the fact there's a problem.

If we hurt this massive investment because of their actions in human rights and the way they treat women, then I think that might pressure him more.

When we're looking at what we can do in terms of human rights concerns... it's really interesting.

This is an important issue, and I am just pleased that, just more commentary, I am pleased that the new Secretary of Defense is taking these issues as seriously as he is.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Last year, the Great American Outdoors Act was signed into law. Our landmark legislation will bring millions of dollars that will be used to rebuild and protect the national seashore in the coming years…

I hope that the Administration can work successfully repatriating these people, so they can go back to their own countries to seek justice.

I would say there is not enough being done.

I had an amendment that passed the NDAA that the chairman worked with me to establish a coordinator for ISIS detainees.

We try to exercise oversight over the humanitarian assistance that we contribute to that does have to go cross-line.