When we first got the 9/11 Commission Report delivered to this Congress, it had a chapter in it, chapter 12, that detailed what we needed to do in the future and what we shouldn't do. It specifically said that our fight was not against Al…

Isn't it a fact that they entered the country, the effects of your ability to counter Daesh as they entered the country?

I want to echo Mr. Miller's comments. I think everyone is very concerned about that investigation and how it--and that those who certainly had no involvement in a mistake, no culpability in mistake not have consequences.

the agreement not only does not restrict Iran's ballistic missile activities, but it appears to remove previous bans.

the deal does not allow, as far as I can tell, for timely access to suspect sites.

the agreement doesn't appear to require Iran to disclose the full extent of its past weaponization work.

When you see the Israelis, tell them they're right.

the agreement permits Iran to continue R&D on advanced centrifuges and begin deploying them in 8½ years.

the deal not only leaves Iran with a significant nuclear weapons capability, but arguably allows it to improve that capability

As we look back over the recent events that have been happening with Russia, there is no good news.

As the chairman well remembers, with the cold war, there was a time when the conflict between the United States and Russia was very tense. This amendment will help us bring to bear light on the actions of Russia so that we can make certain…

My bipartisan amendment requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress on the funding of political parties and NGOs in former Soviet states by the Russian Federation and its associated security and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following: SEC. 3__. ASSESSMENT ON FUNDING OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND…

While I know that roughly 3,500 U.S. military personnel is not sufficient 'to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL [Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant],' I am concerned that this arbitrary cap set by the President restricts your ability…

if the President chooses to veto two defense bills, an authorization and an appropriation bill, that provide exactly as much money as he asks for, because he doesn't like the label on some of the money or because he wants to put more…

hope is not a strategy, and hoping for an inclusive Iraq with Sunnis joining the fight, you know, I hope it happens, but if it doesn't happen pretty quick, obviously, we can't have ISIS continue to grow.

I thank the gentleman for his response, and I look forward to working with him on this important issue.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, despite a longstanding U.S. policy against the use of offset agreements, many foreign governments continue to insist on using offset agreements, which clearly distort trade, are an unfair…

I want to thank Congresswoman Stefanik and also Chairman Dent for their support for this amendment providing funding for the planning, design, and construction of an additional missile defense site capable of protecting the homeland from a…

if something is telling you 80 percent of the time wrong information, it is suspect. Right?

Despite this critical need, that does not mean that this program should be rubber-stamped.

The F-35 is a complex program. It is well known that, during its development, the F-35 program has experienced significant cost, schedule, and performance problems.

Let's not be so in a hurry to prove that we are right with this F-35 that we would jeopardize any pilot from anywhere.

My concern is not an academic one. My concern was--because human error is human error--it is not searchable if someone makes a typographical error.

I understand the substantial investment in the F-35 is more about the requirement for fifth-generation tactical fighter capability than it is about the F-35 itself.