This amendment would restrict President Obama from unlawfully divesting our Nation's strategic delivery systems. Since the enactment of the New START Treaty in 2010, the President has continued to jeopardize the security of the United…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I appreciate the gentleman's commitment to enter into a colloquy. Madam Chair, I rise to speak about the Abrams tank. The Appropriations Committee has wisely included funding in the last 2 years for continuing to upgrade the Abrams tank…

In reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for his continued interest and for his support in this matter.

In reclaiming my time, I understand that the committee intends to wait until the Army announces its force structure changes and then will assess the need for additional upgraded tanks. While I respect that position, I think that, with…

In reclaiming my time, I understand that, earlier in the year, both the administration and others believed that foreign military sales alone may be sufficient to keep this production line running. Those sales have not yet materialized, and…

On rollcall No. 372, on this vote I inadvertently voted ``yes'' intending to vote ``no.'' personal explanation Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 371 and 372, had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' The Acting CHAIR. The…

If we had stopped this investigation previously, we would just have the answers of the IRS that this was some rogue employees from Cincinnati.

The administration recently announced that the Obamacare employer mandate, requiring businesses to provide their workers with health insurance, will be delayed until 2015. This decision is proof that even this administration acknowledges…

I have a bill, 1950, that would make this a specific crime.

the American public should never be afraid of the investigative arms of their government being turned against them.

criminal laws should be enforced to ensure that that doesn't happen.

We see that Hezbollah is relevant in Syria. Iran is relevant in Syria. Russia is relevant in Syria. And because of the vacuum of leadership that we have in the United States, it seems as if we are not relevant in Syria.

I have an amendment at the desk The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I join with the chairman and ranking member, a fellow Ohioan, in opposition to this amendment. I strongly oppose the gentleman from Texas' amendment, as it would seriously undermine our national security. Specifically, this amendment would…

Yesterday over 14,000 civilian Department of Defense employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in my community were furloughed as a result of sequestration. For 11 days, over the next few months, these hardworking members of my…

In 2008, Maria Lauterbach, a female marine from my community, stepped forward to report a sexual assault from another marine. She was subsequently viciously murdered by the accused. Her mother, Mary Lauterbach, took up the issue of sexual…

As we consider H.R. 520, the Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, I would like to recognize the important contributions of Colonel Charles Young. As a Member of the House Armed Services Committee and Co-Chair of the House…

The truth is the problem is not the short-term deficits, it's the structural deficits.

I would respectfully suggest we don't want to follow their example.

I thought it was too much when I first got here.

We have a significant problem of sexual assaults in the military, and this bill addresses many of the issues that we know legislatively will help both change the culture and change the environment in the military. Recent surveys indicate…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Ohio has 2 minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 79, after line 23, insert the following: SEC. 241. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NEGOTIATIONS AFFECTING THE…

There are two things that I think are important to note about the Speier amendment. First is that the author of the amendment is actually a full member of the Armed Services Committee and chose not to offer this amendment in the Armed…