Joe Wilson

Every one of them is a tragedy; every one of them has a deeply personal story.

I want service members to know they are talented people who are important and appreciated by the American people.

Suicide by members of our Armed Forces is particularly distressing to me because I consider military service an opportunity for a person to achieve their highest ability of fulfilling life.

I would like to welcome everyone to a meeting of the Military Personnel Subcommittee on the very important issue of military suicide prevention programs.

The policy of the United States is to change Assad's calculations so that he will cease the killing

I suspect that if we come back a year from now and we have a similar hearing, we will have more red lines throughout the world instead of fewer red lines.

I am so pleased with the success of Plan Colombia.

Thank you, very much.

Well, congratulations--an extraordinary success story.

I am particularly concerned about insider attacks.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and thank you all for being here today. And I certainly agree with Sheriff Nugent that I appreciate the very candid comments from each of you on very important issues to our country.

Unfortunately, I think the MOX [mixed oxide nuclear fuel] option is really interesting, but unfortunately that MOX facility is 10 years behind schedule, and over $10 billion over budget, and it is looking less and less like a viable idea.

I had the privilege and opportunity of actually having breakfast 4 weeks and a day with Benazir Bhutto before she was assassinated, so the possible dissolution of Pakistan certainly is of great concern.

Thank you, Chairman.

Well, and do understand that we appreciate what you have done so much and recognize how important it is.

In light of the defense cutbacks, particularly sequestration, will this be looked at further, to relocate the AFRICOM command?

What's more, approval of this pipeline will create jobs in the United States.

It is, frankly, unconscionable that this project has been essentially stalled for over 4 years by the administration.

I think that the most important thing that we export as a nation is our freedom and our ideals.

Well, whatever we can do on the reprogramming, please let us know. And again, I want to commend you on the excess funds, is not necessarily negative. It is that you are being very responsible.

I voted against the sequester. I think it is bad policy.

I particularly appreciate the very positive comments by Ranking Member Susan Davis and that we will, in every way, I look forward to working with her.

The sequester is going to affect mission-critical operations while we are engaged in so many conflicts throughout the world.

Military service is opportunity for people to achieve their highest ability, a fulfilling life.

The threat of a yearlong CR is still there.