The NASA report notes that the F/A-18's oxygen monitor--the CRU-99--does not log data, but that the plan to replace it with the more advanced CRU-123 was cancelled. Is that the case and if so why was this upgrade canceled?

In the FY17 NDAA, this Congress directed the Secretary of the Navy to conduct an independent review of the plans, programs, and research of the Department of the Navy with respect to physiological episodes affecting aircrew of the F/A-18…

I voted against the Budget Control Act because I believed that sequestration would be damaging to our military.

This has got to be fixed. This has got to stop.

I believe Navy leadership was initially slow to respond to this issue that is having a direct effect on overall readiness.

I certainly call on Democratic leadership in the Senate to dislodge the defense funding for the military.

I could not be more disappointed by your presentation.

I thank the chairman for working diligently to create the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that will give a tax break to the middle class. After speaking to both Speaker Paul Ryan and Ways and Means Committee member Tom Reed, I believe that an…

I know the Senate is working on their version of the tax reform package, and, as of today, the Senate bill does not include the repeal of these vital education permits. Mr. Chairman, I would like your assurances that the current status of…

Today I rise to thank and honor an integral member of my community, Director Glenn Costie of the Dayton VA Medical Center, and congratulate him on his retirement. Director Costie turned the Dayton VA into one of the top medical facilities…

I first want to welcome Steve Scalise back to this House floor. The strength of his message shows why he is such a hero to us all. I also want to tell the story of another hero, one from my congressional district in Dayton, Ohio. On April…

We all realize the threat environment has changed and peer competitors have increasing electronic warfare capability.

In summary, at this point the Army's proposed funding adjustment looks somewhat half-baked and not fully thought through.

It's my understanding the Army has a requirement to field approximately 282,000 radios, but to date the Army has procured less than 10 percent of your goal. That's not good.

I hope that, in the future, that Mr. Kennedy will vote for the NDAA, because that will probably have the greatest support for the program.

I hope you understand our skepticism when even you would give yourself a C.

We are a committee that provides oversight. And we are supposed to actually be the partner with the Army.

I join with Chairman Wittman in expressing opposition to this amendment. As he has indicated, the Navy has no indication that they have a military requirement for icebreakers. Right now we are trying to reverse the effects of…

This amendment is not about fiscal security. It is arbitrary. It is arbitrary cuts without any reference whatsoever to our security risks, without any assessments to the needs of our military, and it is incorrectly stated that we are…

At the end of this amendment, it incorrectly states that there should be no cuts to military personnel, and it incorrectly states that because the rest of the cuts actually apply to our military personnel. It applies to what we ask them to…

Sometimes out of loss, a cause arises and the lives of others are saved. I rise today to ask for my colleagues' support of a bill I introduced today, Evan's Law. My bill would require the Department of Defense to make windows in military…

You referenced that President Trump has talked about rebuilding the military and has called for an end to sequestration.

I am concerned that the current budget request of merely $603 billion for the Department of Defense will not achieve that goal.

I continue to support Chairman Thornberry and Chairman McCain, who believe that a $640 billion budget in fiscal year 2018 is required.

What is DOD's search and rescue (SAR) capability in the U.S. Africa Command? Are there gaps in the capability or capacity for this theater that need to be addressed? Does the budget request or the unfunded requirements list address any…