Jim Langevin

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, General Milley, thank you for your service. Thank you for your testimony here today.

Will you approve full-rate production with Category 1 deficiencies still open?

There is certainly no greater responsibility we have than to protect our elections, if we are going to protect our democracy.

Unfortunately, we know that Russia succeeded in causing voters to lose confidence in the election system in 2016.

A 5th generation fighter needs modern maintenance facilities.

I am concerned this argument is delaying progress.

FRC East is the Navy's only depot dedicated to maintaining the F-35B and if need, the F-35C.

If only my colleague had actually read and understood the bill, he would know that it is an independent study. I think that would make a difference in how, perhaps, he felt about the bill. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Rhode Island has 2 minutes remaining.

I couldn't agree with you more. We need to make sure that we can do that, and take the politics out of it.

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the additional time. As I said before, the opioid epidemic is increasingly complex, with a number of factors driving the tragic increases in overdose. There is no silver bullet; rather, we need a…

We are proud to strongly support the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act, H.R. 1549, which was introduced in March by Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI).

I have said everything I need to say, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 5…

We will do that again, I am confident, in 2020.

The American people should know that.

I am particularly thankful to my good friend Congressman Lynch from Massachusetts, my neighbor in New England.

Defending the United States assets in this global telecommunications network requires a whole-of-government approach.

Last week we passed out of committee the Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act, sponsored by Mr. Langevin.

Immediately after the GAO report was released, two bipartisan, bicameral bills were introduced by Senator Robert Casey, Senator Susan Collins, Congressman James Langevin, Congressman Chris Smith, Congresswoman Donna Shalala, and…

Legislation be introduced and swiftly enacted to address all gaps in meeting the civil rights obligations to people with disabilities impacted by disasters.

I urge my colleagues to support the amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Foster), who is the House's only nuclear physicist.

May I inquire how much time remains on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Rhode Island has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Virginia has 45 seconds remaining.

Our military is the finest in the world, but there must be accountability and the Department must live within its means. Mr. Chair, I commend Chairman Smith for striking an appropriate balance with this NDAA, and I urge my colleagues to…

This program is very important to me: first, because in 1997, my home state of Oregon became the first state in the nation to create a Lifespan Respite Program to provide relief to family caregivers.

I have often joined my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to boost resources for family caregivers taking care of a child or adult with special needs.