I am grateful to congratulate the 2011 U.N. International Volunteer Award recipient, Dr. Animesh Sinha, who is a native of Irmo, South Carolina. Dr. Sinha is a general practitioner in Fiji, where he is the founder and medical director of…

Today the Military Personnel Subcommittee will address the subject of military retirement, an issue of immense importance to service members, and in turn to combat readiness.

I certainly know what a resource you can be. And so I hope that you would be contacted.

I hope that every effort is made to work with military families and get their input.

Dr. Heck very astutely recognized that military retirement would be a pivotal issue in the coming months.

I believe that global nuclear disarmament is necessary if our country and our species are to survive and flourish.

What do we say to the mother and father, the wife of the last soldier or marine killed to support a corrupt government and a corrupt leader in a war that cannot be won?

I am very concerned with the drawdown, the Army below 520,000, the Marines below 186,600, that that puts us at risk.

there should be no further cuts in our military defense.

if you could state further--I can't hear enough because I do know firsthand of the extraordinary success, like the 218th Brigade in South Carolina of their service in Afghanistan.

I appreciate you stating your belief that that is the position of the President.

Last week, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline of Minnesota introduced the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. This act is a direct response to the National Labor Relations Board's recent reckless action to rush…