Rodney Frelinghuysen

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky) to finish his remarks.

Could you give us the time that we each have left. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 2\1/4\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Indiana has 4 minutes remaining.

I thank my colleague for his leadership and for bringing my attention to this important issue. And I can assure him we will look forward to working with him as we move forward with our bill into conference.

I thank the gentleman for his remarks and concerns and for his own military service. I share his concern. The gentleman is correct. The Navy has been struggling to maintain its shipbuilding program for many years. Despite a requirement for…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentlemen from Alabama and Oklahoma, both veterans, for bringing these matters to our attention, and we look forward to working with you on these important issues. However, in both instances you both…

I am pleased to yield to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers) for the purpose of a colloquy. He is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Armed Services Committee.

As I said a few minutes ago, currently U.S. forces are conducting multiple airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria. Without this authority, those campaigns would stop. And certainly, much has happened since the authority was first given…

I thank the chairman for yielding, and I thank him for his great work on this appropriations bill. Madam Chairman, for over 20 years I have been a staunch advocate for reducing aircraft noise over northern New Jersey. I have attended…

I thank the chairman for yielding and for his sponsorship of this resolution with Mr. Engel and Ms. Ros- Lehtinen. Mr. Speaker, ISIL is on the march. Civil war appears imminent in Yemen. Libya has now become a full-fledged terrorist…

I think most Americans today, as we take a step back and sort of look with what is happening around the world, know that there is sort of a global war on terrorism.

As we have the smallest Navy in our history, we need every ship.

I think all members do. You have showed us a pretty frightening--you know, the prospects for some pretty frightening situations that could occur in the future.

People often ask why we have this opportunity, and it actually gives people an opportunity to sort of lay down some of the issues confronting either their military base or their support for a local or national program.

You cannot expect the missile defense system in the numbers that we have fielded and the numbers that we will be able to defeat a mass raid.

We know--of course, I will be solicitous--the Marines are the tip of the spear, and when there is a problem around the world, you guys and gals are out there doing it.

So ordered. Thank you, Mr. Visclosky.

I mean, I think the federal debt does represent a crisis.

I think it is unfortunate that I am reading this here, 'with an end to mindless austerity and manufactured crises.'

I can't believe that we have such an inherently political statement put into the record.

I completely agree that the BCA needs to be modified to avoid dramatic consequences and long-term negative impacts on our military capability.

I think members who looked at their Wall Street Journal headline yesterday, 'Iran Backs Iraqi Offensive As Pentagon Steers Clear.'

Could we focus on Iran?

The Budget Control Act is a law too, and it mandated, and that is why it is important, and I think you have given us some help here, it is important to set some priorities here.

We always weigh in on the side of diplomacy and good relations, but in reality they are denying us areas.

We are balancing the fleet. We are building Joint High Speed Vessels to do piracy, to do humanitarian assistance.