This legislation, sponsored by Representatives James Langevin (D-RI), Paul Cook (R-CA), and Dina Titus (D-NV), would provide a veteran first-time homeowner or a current veteran homeowner with a refundable tax credit of up to $8,000 for…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It has been over 3 years since the Carl D. Perkins Act expired, the primary source of funding for workforce development programs across the country. We now have the opportunity to remake Perkins in a way that works for the 21st century…

I thank Congresswoman McSally for yielding. I want to thank her for bringing our attention to this important issue this evening. I am proud to serve with her on the House Armed Services Committee. I know she is very proud to represent the…

Securing our networks from cyber attack is a challenging task. One of the most effective techniques is penetration testing, or turning hacking tools on one's own network to find weaknesses before bad actors have a chance to exploit them…

choosing not to take refugees plays into an Islamic State recruiting effort.

I hope it's very clear that you've hit a wall with respect to the way this was negotiated.

The situation on the so-called 'Mara Line' in northwest Syria has been problematic for some time.

We are attempting to 'play the long game' in Iraq and Syria, but we need a 'more rapid and disruptive strategy' instead.

the bigger challenge that we see is going to be defeating ISIL on the political front.

Obviously, we all consider acquisition reform critical if we are going to continue to maintain our technological edge going forward, as well as make better use of taxpayer dollars.

Yesterday the President of the United States announced another series of actions that his administration is taking to curb our Nation's gun violence epidemic, for they are important steps, and I commend the President and Vice President for…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am appalled that Republicans are continuing to ignore the calls that Mr. Thompson has led to bring up my good friend from New York, Republican Peter King's bipartisan bill to keep guns…

I want to continue on the line of questioning Mr. Courtney had raised with the National Sea-Based Deterrence.

cutting that many ships out of the shipbuilding program is going to substantially affect the amount of forward presence that the Navy can provide

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I first want to thank the chairman and ranking member, particularly Chairman Wilson and the members of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, for their hard work and…

I am pleased to speak in recognition of the first National Apprenticeship Week. As always, it is an honor to join my good friend and colleague, Representative G.T. Thompson from Pennsylvania, who will be speaking next. I want to thank him…

I don't think it has to be mutually exclusive, Right? I mean, we could do both.

I appreciated your testimony about the need for nonspecific innovation funding and broadly defined programs.

ISIL is waging, obviously, an information operations campaign using social media that has proven effective in recruiting new fighters.

Make no mistake about it, General, the work that you and the men and women in uniform there who are serving in Afghanistan are doing vitally important work.

They can't operate with impunity, which is what really is happening right now.

Imposing costs on our enemies and adversaries has to be an important part of the equation.

I know that the discussion we have been having on imposing costs on our enemies and adversaries is critically important.

It has been a real pleasure working with him as the chairman, me as the ranking member, he as the chairman of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee.