Seth Moulton

Now, to Secretary Shulkin's credit, he came up at my request and visited on a Saturday afternoon.

The problem, Mr. Secretary, is the decision to stay in or pull out is ultimately a binary decision.

China has successfully conducted test launches of several effective anti-satellite missiles, ostensibly able to destroy U.S. satellites.

It does not seem like our effort is calibrated to really meet that threat at all.

So you do not think that when the President comes out against NATO and says that we might not even be a part of NATO, maybe should not even be a part of NATO, that does not contribute to any distrust?

How do you make our Eastern European allies trust us in the fight against Russia when we are not really willing to stand up to Russia right here at home?

Do you find it hypocritical for the President who claimed that he would get rid of the national debt, and I quote, 'over a period of 8 years,' to send this budget to Congress?

One of the most frustrating and disappointing lessons I have learned about Congress since I arrived here about a year ago is the simple truth that Washington does not know how to count.

26: that is how many people were gunned down in a Texas church. Fifty-nine: that is how many were murdered at a concert in Las Vegas. And 489: that is how many law-abiding Americans were injured in that same attack. Mr. Speaker, it has…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on the National Defense Authorization Act. I must say that I am so proud to be a member of a committee so known for its bipartisanship. I am particularly proud to serve…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise today as a member of the Budget Committee to express my strong opposition to this budget resolution, which, if passed, would leave countless working families behind, and…

I hope you will feel that responsibility, as well.

We heard from the expert panel that preceded you how important it is that Iraqi politics be the primary effort.

How do we know that now that ISIS is about defeated there won't be an ISIS 2.0, just as ISIS in many ways is Al Qaeda in Iraq 2.0?

I can't tell you how painful it is as an Iraq war veteran now sitting on this committee to see us fighting and refighting so many of the same battles that we fought, that our friends gave their lives for.

That is what I am most worried about, is that by giving a blank check, we could enable exactly the kinds of dysfunction that created 2014 in the first place.

It is hard, I think, to see how if Iran is fundamentally opposed to our interests in building an Iraqi state, we are going to make this work without confronting that threat, as well.

We must hear from this administration how this time will be different.

I cannot tell you how painful it is as an Iraq war veteran to see us fighting and refighting the same battles.

Without sufficient local security arrangements, we cannot expect for Iraq to be stabilized, for civilians to return to normalcy.

I echo Chairwoman Hartzler's frustration at securing appropriate administration witnesses to answer the full gamut of questions.

It is critical that we do all we can here in Congress to ensure a stable Iraq after ISIL is defeated.

I thank my colleagues from Wisconsin and Arizona. It is an honor to stand here as fellow marines in support of this bill today. Today is a big day. It is a milestone in a journey that we started over a year ago. We are taking a major…

The uniforms that were issued to the Afghan National Army have been deemed inappropriate for 97 percent of Afghanistan.

You would think that we would learn from mistakes like that, and yet, a few years later, we see this happening again when it is completely within our control.