Roy Cooper

Admiral Syring has been a great leader of MDA. He did not request this change. Admiral Syring has done a great job. Let's follow his lead, and let's reject this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting…

This Congress in 2015 passed this requirement because it made sense. Institutional memory can be short. The MDA is already exempt from normal Pentagon acquisition processes. No one in this body should think that MDA is subjected to the DOD…

I regret that my good friend from Colorado has offered this amendment. It was not voted on in either subcommittee or in full committee. It should be rejected by this House, and rejected overwhelmingly. Why? We need to make sure that our…

I thank the gentleman from Iowa for yielding. Permission to Revise Remarks on Amendment No. 15

What is happening now is unprecedented. What's happening now is going to affect the issues that make a difference to everyday working families.

We are here tonight to pay tribute to a truly remarkable man. I was privileged to attend the memorial service in Falls Church. Mr. Tiberi delivered an awesome eulogy on that day. The synagogue was full. What was perhaps most remarkable was…

I thank the gentleman from Alabama. I would just urge that both he and other Members not use this in any way as a precedent. It is one thing to fence an appropriate amount of money over a worthy disagreement, but this is overkill in this…

I appreciate my friendship with the gentleman from Alabama, but I think this amendment goes way too far. To fence half the funds of the Office of the Secretary of Energy is overkill. Secretary Moniz has done an excellent job. This is…

I think most of us are very interested in supporting the MSE portion of this. I just worry about the offset. It is very important that we make sure we do not raid the nonproliferation account in order to pay for what may be a very worthy…

I thank the gentleman from Washington. I thank also the chairman of the full committee from Texas and my particular friend, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers). All the members of the subcommittee contributed greatly to the final…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

America and the Owen School of Management of Vanderbilt University suffered three devastating losses just during the month of March. The Shults family, which has already been mentioned, were a model American couple, but the first victim of…

On rollcall No. 486, I was unavoidably detained in DC traffic while returning from a meeting at the White House. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

On rollcall No. 486, I was unavoidably detained and missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Blumenauer The Acting CHAIR. It…

With all due respect to my distinguished friends and colleagues, this should have been offered in committee where Members are more conversant with these issues. This is not the right way to get back at Putin and Russia, for the United…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee has 1 minute remaining.

Reclaiming my time, I would call this amendment by my friend from Colorado the boomerang amendment because it does not hit the intended target. Instead, it comes back and hits us. How does it do this? His amendment, as proposed, would…

But we spent some 18 hours in committee. We considered hundreds of amendments. But the gentleman did not offer our committee, the Armed Services Committee, the opportunity to discuss this amendment.

America lost a giant this week. John Seigenthaler, the longtime editor of the Nashville Tennesseean, was buried on Monday, but his life transcended Nashville, Tennessee, and became literally a part of American history. Born to humble…

This amendment violates a bipartisan agreement that was reached in the House Armed Services Committee. I wish that the gentleman would focus on the fact that micromanaging our Nation's nuclear defenses is really not in the best interest of…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montana will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Lamborn The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. As I mentioned, it is poorly drafted, and it probably prevents even the routine testing and maintenance of the silos, which could not possibly be an intention of the authors. It also…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The job of a Congressman is, simply put, to keep America number one. This Congress is failing at that job. Today, the Financial Times reports that, for the first time since 1872, America will soon no longer have the largest economy in the…