Vicky Hartzler

Our military today is facing a severe crisis.

Thank you very much, Representative Rothfus. I appreciate so much your leadership on this issue, as well as Dr. Wenstrup, bringing this very, very necessary bill to the floor. Time is of the essence, and literally lives are at stake…

I am just heart sick today to hear some of my colleagues talking about how they were celebrating the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. That is 60 million babies--little girls, little boys--who have been aborted and no longer have a chance…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. ___. DELAY IN FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINAL RULE ON…

Today, I rise to recognize the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, which was honored among the 200 local chambers as the 2016 Missouri Small Chamber of Commerce of the Year. The title is much deserved as the El Dorado Springs Chamber of…

I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership on this bill, as well as Ranking Member Smith, and the hardworking dedicated staff. This is a great bill. It is a win for our troops and it is a win for national defense, and I fully…

The Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives investigation has uncovered many valid concerns and potential law violations that are disturbing, horrific, and unacceptable. In the course of our investigation, we discovered a hardness, a…

Setting the cap first, however, constrains subsequent military choices.

An imposed force management level leads to potentially dangerous tradeoffs.

I thank so much, first, my colleague Jackie Walorski for introducing this very important piece of legislation that I am proud to cosponsor, and secondly, Chairman Forbes. I thank the gentleman for his leadership on national defense, on…

So you can imagine my dismay and consternation when I learned that, in his rush to fulfill campaign promises to close GTMO, the administration released a terrorist by the name of Obaidullah in the last round of detainee transfers. Who was…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

I encourage all my colleagues to support this commonsense measure to save the taxpayer dollar and to curb irresponsible spending. More thorough oversight of the CFPB is necessary, and I believe this is a step in the right direction. So I…

I would just thank the gentleman for giving some free advertising there to the agency and proving my point: that we don't need to spend over $15 million of taxpayer money on this. All these services are available already online. Consumers…

I thank the Chairman. I really appreciate his support. I reserve the balance of my time.

As our military has been severely shortchanged over the past few years from budget cuts, it has been stretched thin--too thin--and we must make some very significant decisions to ensure our military readiness remains at a level capable of…

I offer an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''. Page 20, line 14, after…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate your support. It is critical that we modernize these plants, and I urge all my colleagues to support this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The…

This is putting men and women's lives at risk, and it is imperative that we get this done certainly by next September, but sooner better.

We are facing a readiness crisis. We have had cuts to our defense, and many of us here in this room have been advocating for more dollars to be invested to address the threats in the world.

Today I rise to bring attention to the research that the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives is conducting. On April 20 of this year, Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives Chairman Marsha Blackburn held a hearing on the pricing…

It is reckless to propose this amendment. Not only does it allow them to come here on our own shores and live in our own neighborhoods, but the administration has estimated it would cost potentially $475 million just to move them here. It…

It's also important to note the benefits the United States realizes from our allies' collective safety, especially as threats to democracy and freedom expand.

Overseeing the investment of taxpayer dollars is extremely important. It is one of the core responsibilities we assume as representatives of the people.

My only concern, as a watchdog for the taxpayer, is how come some businesses are able to get this almost free, at taxpayer expense?