On the recordJanuary 16, 2014
Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Enyart for his service to our Nation, both in the military forces as well as here in Congress. I would like to just reflect upon his remarks as well. It is my intent to bring a different standard of decorum and bearing to the discussion. Again, we understand that DOD is under significant pressure and fighting for its life. We would like a place at the table to have a discussion, because we don't think that a proportional cut--if you are cutting 100 percent, and you say 50 percent to the active component and 50 percent to the reserve component is the same thing, it is not the same thing if the reserve component costs one-third, yet you yield the same results when you have those servicemembers on the battlefield. We are going to continue the discussion, but at this time I would like to yield to my friend, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Yoho).
