Maintaining the United States technological edge is a priority for the House Armed Services Committee and, most especially, for this subcommittee.

the U.S. faces threats from state and non-state actors that seek to develop, proliferate, acquire or use WMD.

Although our conventional forces have seen increases in dwell time over the last few years as combat operations in the Middle East change in character, special operations forces continue to experience a very high operational tempo.

I thank both of my colleagues for their supportive comments in support of this amendment. I urge all of my colleagues to support the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered…

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 58, strikes lines 12 through 14 and insert the following: ``(B) work-based learning opportunities that…

On rollcall No. 92 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up H.R. 861, the clean Department of Homeland Security funding bill that would keep the Department open so that it can carry out its mission of…

I think there is certainly no greater responsibility that any of us have here on this committee or in government when the decisions come up as to when or whether or not to send our men and women in uniform into harm's way and to get it…

the law-making branch of government, were going to stand behind their efforts to defeat ISIL.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary Stackley, Admiral, General, thank you all for your testimony and all that you do to protect our Nation.

IT consumes a massive portion of our defense investment, and cyber continues to be a very high priority for the Department, as well it should be.

I conceptually support JIE, especially if it provides the ability to better defend the network against outside and insider threats.

Thank you all for appearing before the subcommittee today and all the work that you do to help our warfighters and the Pentagon be efficient and effective in the IT realm.

A comprehensive strategy, I think, has to have that component of political reforms and everything else, or else it is just spitting into the wind.

I am pleased to join my good friend and colleague, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, in recognition of Career and Technical Education Month. As cochairs of the Congressional CTE Caucus, we are absolutely committed to ensuring that every…

I think that we have--we did a very good job, I think, of assembling a coalition and stopping the immediate crisis.

If we are going to have any success in dealing with ISIL and with extremism in the Middle East, we have to make sure that our allies are on the same page as we are.

In these challenging times, as we work to protect the country from the security threats we face, I call on the Republican leadership to bring a clean bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security to the floor. As a senior member of the…

I share that concern. And I have heard directly from industry that, given the significant drawdown in R&D, that they are struggling to survive in many fields.

I applaud the work Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Lowey and their staffs put towards drafting legislation to fund the federal government. Sadly, I cannot support the finished product due to extraneous provisions that have no business…

I am proud to support the Intelligence Authorization Act. As a member of the Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, I know these Authorization bills provide the necessary accountability, direction, and resources for those who keep our…

I join my colleagues today to honor a great legislator, a consummate public servant, and a man whose legacy will leave an indelible mark on this institution and every American he served during his 59 years in the House of Representatives…

Given the what appear to be significant violations of the INF Treaty, should the U.S. withdraw from INF?

So, in your assessment, does arms control support national security? And if so, how?

I first want to thank Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith for their work on this bill. The NDAA gets done year after year not because it is easy but because it is absolutely critical to our national security, and it is absolutely…