Mr. Chairman, today I rise in strong support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, which increases readiness and ensures that those who serve our Nation are fully equipped, trained, and supported. As the…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to Mr. Nadler's amendment, which strikes language that prohibits the use of funds to transfer or release Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States. As we are all aware here today, GTMO holds some of…

I have introduced several bills that target the strain our military spouses face, especially during times of deployment and relocation.

H.R. 282, the Military Residency Choice Act, will give military spouses the choice to establish the same State of residency as the servicemember.

If we are going to retain the best and brightest, we have to make sure we are doing everything we can for their families.

Thank you, Chairman Arrington and Ranking Member O'Rourke, for the opportunity to testify today before the Veterans Affairs' Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Are there other training opportunities that would make sense for the legislative branch to participate in, such as other Continuity exercises or smaller scale cyber technical or operational training?

I have made cyber and cyber warfare one of my main priorities.

What recommendations would you make to improve how we conduct building partnership capacity and security force assistance missions, especially when trying to train and equip partner forces?

Since that time, this force has been preserving strategic options for our Nation, and their track record is second to none.

I am pleased to welcome everyone this morning to a very important hearing entitled, 'Three Decades Later: A Review and Assessment of U.S. Special Operation Forces 30 Years After the Creation of U.S. Special Operations Command.'