Steve Lynch

We can either help facilitate this technology advancement, or it is going to happen without us.

We want people to have access. We want people to be empowered and to grow and be able to lift themselves up.

This is not the way this country was meant to operate.

That's the only power I have left. If they are not going to come in and talk to us and not give us evidence, then I have to take that away to the degree that I possibly can.

I have great misgivings about delivering the women of Afghanistan into the hands of the Taliban.

It just basically says: Don't shoot at us while we're going out the door.

We need to ensure that we use every level of influence and power and to ensure incorporate in this peace deal is the protection of women in Afghanistan.

If now we have a situation where Members of Congress who, again, are going to be the recipients of this intelligence, to protect the public trust, to protect the taxpayer, to protect our Government, if we, in turn, attack the whistleblower…

What kind of effect do you think that will have on whistleblowers, Ms. Hempowicz?

I think it is very helpful. As I understand it, and I am not sure--I am a little skeptical--they tell me that the facial recognition that you use on your phone with the iPhone that at least the way iPhone says they handle this is that the…

Family leave is not a magnanimous gift provided by unsavvy employers.

I will continue to join with Chairwoman Maloney and others to fight for our Nation's civil servants and their right to paid family and medical leave.

Thank you very much, Mr. McKeague, for your willingness to come before the committee and for all the work that you are doing to help return our heroes to their families and to their communities.

We are very lucky here, on this issue especially, that we have such great bipartisan support.

I have certainly witnessed it.

Realistically, we will never be able to recover and identify all of our missing, but many can still be brought home and honored for their service and the sacrifices that they made.

The people of Vietnam have great respect for the people of the United States, but it is probably not for the reasons that you think.

I would like to commend Ranking Member Jody Hice of Georgia for his leadership in supporting the POW/MIA identification and recovery efforts.

Those experiences have motivated me, in terms of being engaged in this process.

I believe it is our responsibility, as individuals and as a Nation, to never ever leave them behind.

In response to bipartisan concerns over the lack of a clearly defined mission, inconsistent policies, indeterminate resources and other obstacles facing the accounting community, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Congress mandated the…

Mr. Hice and I have been working to address the outstanding budgetary, operational, and management challenges facing the DPAA.

Mr. Green, you are in. You are in. We would be proud to have you.

I will say that--so I live with a Gold Star sister as well.

Thank you for holding this hearing, and also to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Missouri, Mr. Clay, thank you for your leadership as well.