I want to commend Congressman Franks for his leadership. I don't think any Member of Congress knows this issue more than he does.

My hope is that this hearing will be successful in educating the public on the threat of EMP and will alleviate some of the fears that people have on EMP attacks.

Phase three of the European phased adaptive approach envisions the deployment of the AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense System and advanced SM-3 Interceptors.

I think most of the Presidential candidates we met with spoke to this issue.

Certainly, we have had the initiative in the Energy and Power Subcommittee.

The administration seems to be on the other side of this argument.

I stand before you today to discuss the comments made recently by Secretary Kerry regarding Israel and apartheid. I am not going to be one of the many people that are probably calling for Secretary Kerry's resignation in that regard. I too…

I think that a drastic change like what is proposed here can have a huge impact on a program that has worked effectively since 2002.

We could never be defeated by them--but we could voluntarily surrender to them . . . and we must not.

Boston Strong is not a form of hubris or arrogance or naivete--but a form of pride and defiance and resilience.

We cannot defend the American way of life--which, importantly, includes our liberties--by surrendering that way of life.

I want to say that everybody must sacrifice, and the Reserve component is no different in that regard.

I do not. And I thank you for asking. But just thinking about it, the process by which a person joins and maintains the attendance, so to speak, in the military requires an investigation of your person, of your background, who you are…

So based on this, how should our great ally Israel--how should the people of Israel view us, knowing that this is happening and knowing that no one outside these four walls right now is talking about this? How should they view us?

Well, as an officer, I qualified with a .9 millimeter, but of course everybody qualifies at some point M16, or an M4 now.

I agree with you on your assessment. I hope you are right about that. I hope you are right, that we accomplish something. It would be great if it wasn't partisan, if we could just do the right thing and allow people who have agreed to…

Many people that each of us meet as Representatives in our home district say that things are wrong with Washington, and they give us a list. Of course, one of the big things is the misspending of their money, and they are right. They say…

Who is better trained than the United States military, the different branches serving on those bases and posts all around the country, all around the world, dealing with weapons on a daily basis, dealing with ammunition and its effects on…

First I want to say thank you for your service as a Member of this body who has also served his Nation in uniform. Thank you, and how well you know and what you just spoke of. {time} 1815 I found it fascinating, on my most recent…

If the gentleman would yield, I am just curious--you have spent more time here than I have--what was the impetus for the current law which restricts DOD and commanders, as an installation commander myself, from exacting our own authority…

Certainly you and I can both attest to this. It is a sensitive, it is a controlled item. And from day one, you learn the very harsh reality that you do not ever, ever misplace your weapon. There are very serious penalties for misplacing…

Thank you, gentlemen, for your appearance and thanks for your service.

I feel like I can't get a whole lot of straight answers.

Recently recorded in political dialogue was a statement about one of my colleagues somehow feeling that his military service ``entitled him to a seat in Congress.'' Mr. Speaker, no one in the military feels that their service entitles them…

He reserves the right to resort to economic blackmail and, in Georgia in 2008, and now Ukraine, military intervention to keep his neighbors in line.