HASC Chairman Ike Skelton, MO, personally negotiated funds to increase the SSIA to $310/month and extend the time it sunsets to October, 2017.

I've always considered each young man and woman in uniform as a son or daughter. They are national treasures and their sacrifices cannot be taken for granted. They are not chess pieces to be moved upon a board. Each and every one is…

The strength of the U.S. military flows from the dedication and skill of our All-Volunteer Force.

I would hope this committee could revisit those laws and see how they are operating.

I am deeply concerned with the prospect of cuts to our defense budget.

Well, it is not brain surgery that you need the highest-caliber young men and young women in uniform.

We hope that Congress today can meet its challenges, as we had different ones, but we felt we met them and provided for as the Constitution requires.

I have always considered each young man and woman in uniform as a son or daughter. They are national treasures and their sacrifices cannot be taken for granted. They are not chess pieces to be moved upon a board. Each and every one is…

Simply put, we cannot tolerate turning over regulation of greenhouse gas emissions to unelected bureaucrats at the EPA.

We must ensure that the lessons that we learned there, at great expense, are not lost.

It can actually exacerbate the situation there and be more targets for the insurgents and more targets for the sectarian violence.