Joe Wilson

I agree with President Reagan and believe we have a higher level of defense funding--must be achieved to achieve that goal.

The subcommittee will hear from the Navy and Marine Corps regarding the status of amphibious training and readiness.

This legislation is important to ensure the lives of innocent civilians are saved.

This bipartisan action today is another indication of working together on this committee.

I am grateful to support H.R. 3542, the Hamas Human Shields Prevention Act.

In light of a situation wherein certain work can currently be performed at only one location, what steps is the Navy aviation community taking to ensure that unscheduled and unpredictable work can be completed as quickly as possible?

It is my understanding that the Air Force intends to move its current government-owned contractor-operated (GOCO) J-85 engine repair facility from Laughlin AFB to a 'to be determined contractor-owned contractor-operated (COCO) facility' in…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I fully believe that the first responsibility of the national government is to provide for the national security of its citizens.

Aviation readiness challenges do not stop at infrastructure--retention and training of critical skills from trained and experienced pilots to aviation maintenance personnel continues to plague the readiness recovery.

Infrastructure challenges, underfunded spare parts, and depot backlogs were a consistent theme.

A year ago, this subcommittee heard testimony from each of your services about the readiness levels of military aviation.

Ladies and gentlemen, I call this hearing of the House Armed Services Committee Readiness Subcommittee on 'Aviation Readiness: What is the Flight Plan?' to order.

Could you please provide examples of the fragility of recovery efforts, how fiscal year 2017 funding has shown results in recovering readiness, and how the fiscal year 2018 will further readiness recovery.

Please provide a status update on maintenance and repair work for the Navy C-130 and Marine Corps KC-130 fleets.

Please discuss the current status of Class A, B, C mishap rates, underlying causes, trends observed in aviation safety and your observations on readiness impacts to mishaps.

I think Ambassador Haley made it very clear in yesterday's briefing that there are an abundance of sanctions...

Sadly, with the Putin regime there has been a return to an authoritarian status.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, which was correctly identified by Ronald Reagan as the Evil Empire, I was so hopeful for a new modern Russia.

I would not trust any information that we get from Russia if we were ever working together.

We will defeat radical Islam, but we have got to prioritize our effort.

We took on that threat to Western civilization. It was called Nazism, the Nazis.

These terrorists have declared war on modern and Western civilization.

The fight against violent radical Islam is the major threat of our time.

I appreciate your courage on behalf of the Korean people.