Jim Langevin

I certainly have great respect for the chairman and his leadership of the Armed Services Committee. No one questions his commitment to defending the Nation in support of our military, but we don't need to support earmarks to a private…

But I would reiterate that it is vitally important that we get key people appointed and in place permanently.

We just want the briefing. So we have asked that you provide that to us.

I would prefer it as a Democrat and Republican briefing.

I would say to my colleague that there was an initial effort in outreach to Republicans to make this a bipartisan effort, which was not accepted.

It is stunning that we are so far into this--we spent so much money and we are still nowhere, it seems.

I fear that the Army keeps abandoning good networks and systems in search for the perfect system, and the perfect, as we know, is hard to find, if not impossible, in the telecom world.

I mean, I have got to go home and now explain this to constituents back home, and it just falls into the category of, you have got to be kidding me.

I thank the chairman, and I am grateful for his consideration, and I look forward to working with him. I yield back the balance of my time and withdraw my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is withdrawn. The Committee will rise…

As I said, I have offered to withdraw the amendment as long as the chairman would continue discussion with me.

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 64, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000)''. Page 64, line 12, after the…

The incident involving the USS Fitzgerald and the McCain were tragic events, and I wish we had never gotten to this point.

There is a strong demand signal for more cybersecurity workers.

I want to thank you for holding this hearing.

The consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable

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 8, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 34, line 18, after the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Gosar The Acting CHAIR. It is…

As we noted in our committee markup, there would be nothing controversial about studying this threat and being prepared to mitigate the risks. In fact, that is our responsibility. The support for this climate resiliency language was truly…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

As I said, I believe this amendment would significantly hinder the Department of Defense's ability to procure energy, and I urge its defeat. As I stated previously, this amendment is opposed by the Department of Defense. Mr. Chairman, I…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Rhode Island is recognized for 5 minutes.

H.R. 2353 aligns CTE programs with industry needs, promotes work-based learning, and supports career counselors while strengthening Federal investment in CTE. I encourage my colleagues to support students, businesses, and their local…

I have advocated for the transition of mature, game-changing technologies to our warfighters so that we never send them into a fair fight.

Underfunding the Department of Education and Health and Human Services will undermine the military's ability to recruit the best and the brightest.

Underfunding the State Department will strain U.S. efforts to maintain our present level of diplomatic and military influence across the globe.