Rodney Frelinghuysen

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the full Committee on Appropriations.

We have $19 million specifically to address the high incidence of suicide among our special operators, so it is not only servicewide, but we recognize the special burdens that special operators bear through their incredible work.

Thank you for yielding. Our committee has long supported whistleblower protections. May I commend you on your two amendments today. You have got two in the win column and none in the loss column.

Thank you for yielding the time. The failure to make significant progress on this issue is a national disgrace. Not only are the Departments squandering precious taxpayer dollars, but above all, our troops and veterans are suffering as…

As you have so well articulated, the Nation owes an almost unrepayable debt to our men and women in uniform, past and present. As a result of their selfless service, we are absolutely obliged to deliver a full range of benefits that they…

the nuclear posture is linked to the defense posture, and God only knows in recent months the defense posture seems to have been shifting all over the damn place.

It does us no good to have the Department of Energy agree to a work plan with the Department of Defense which we cannot afford.

I would like to have some more personal reassurance from you that you are working closely with the Department of Defense.

I am disappointed with the numbers for fusion, both domestic and 18 percent reduction.

Thank you for being a strong advocate for our military.

It has been too long. But we are going to focus on it and we are going to get some answers before they leave here.

We should have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.

I thank the chairman for yielding. I thank him for his leadership. First of all, it is a pleasure to rise to support this bill, and let me specifically address the defense portion, which is, indeed, our primary constitutional…

I was honored to be asked by the Young family to be among those who delivered eulogies for my departed friend and mentor last week in Largo, Florida. I ask unanimous consent that my statement be included in the record: ``From the back row…

Ms. Kaptur, do you have any further speakers? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Ohio's time has expired.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann).

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Heck), also a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner), a member of the Armed Services Committee.

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the full Appropriations Committee.

It has been a pleasure to work with Ms. Kaptur. In closing, Robert Spalding wrote in The Washington Post recently an article called ``Nuclear Weapons are Instruments of Peace.'' In his close, he wrote: The sensible path to peace starts…

I make a point of order that the instructions contained in the motion violate clause 7 of rule XVI, which requires that an amendment be germane to the bill under consideration. As the Chair most recently ruled on October 10, the…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry), a member of the Armed Services Committee.

I reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The gentlewoman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes in support of her motion.

We anticipate, through the Chair, several more speakers; but I assume we are both waiting, perhaps, for some additional.

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, our government has no greater responsibility than to take care of the families of our brave men and women who have fought and died for our country. This legislation will ensure, as we've…