Steven Palazzo: “I think the people that they sent in lieu of the Secretary are sometimes best situated to answer our more direct…”

I thank my cochair, Representative Kahele, for his remarks. Also to be noted, the Representative is an Air Force veteran, and he is also a current Air National Guardsman. He has served in multiple theaters including Operation Enduring…

I thank Congressman Carter for those wonderful remarks. Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Stansbury). The gentleman from Mississippi has 16 minutes remaining.

The likelihood--I don't think there are any handicappers in Las Vegas giving us good odds at making sure that we get our work done on time.

At this time I recognize a colleague of mine from Virginia's Sixth District. He has seven major commands and over 9,000 guardsmen. I would like to note he serves on the Appropriations Committee. Ninety-two percent of all funding that…