Joe Wilson

Yet now, nearly 70 years after the Holocaust, the fact remains that across Europe, from East to West, anti-Semitism lives and is gaining momentum.

Anti-Semitism remains a phenomenon that as I say knows no national boundaries.

We face it. We confront it.

This is not the conduct of a civilized people. These are not the words of a civilized man. This is a stain upon the honor of Egypt.

We just need the increased transfer and reprogramming authorities.

I am just very concerned for our country.

Thank you very much. And in consultation with the ranking member, we will proceed with another round of anyone who would like to ask further questions, because this is so important for the security of our country.

Although I understand the fiscal realities, as I have made clear in the past, I have serious reservations about the end strength and force structure reduction plans for our military.

I think we are moving to the point where that also is being eliminated, and yet this strange, toxic pathology of anti-Semitism persists.

Under the extraordinary circumstances we are facing, I know that we all appreciate your compassionate and heartfelt service with our military service members and military families.

Thank you, Congressman Heck. Thank you General Jones for pointing out that it is military families that work at the MWR facilities and will be significantly impacted.

I am very concerned, though, that what we will see is involuntary separation.

I want to thank each of you for your heartfelt comments, and I know that we all appreciate your extraordinary service.

I have serious reservations about the end strength and force structure reduction plans for our military.

Where is the consistency in our standards as far as human rights are concerned?

My concern here is that we are looking at such a small, little sequence that was 2 or 3 months that now we are questioning and the reason why we have this resolution before the United Nations Human Rights Council but forgetting the fact…

I do want to say to Secretary Blake that this is not in any way a personal attack on you, but I do want to follow up on the chairman's question and concerns about the situation in Sri Lanka.

We talk about 41 million people living there.

Again, I would like to thank each of you for your service and it really is a success story that--I had the opportunity to also visit with the Armed Forces in Ghana, and we have had nearly a 50-year relationship that--it really would be…

And as a former National Guardsman myself, I know that the Guard members truly--and I--we have the A.G. [Adjutant General] up front and former reservists here, too, but good people--we have had the privilege of working with our partners…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank Congresswoman Sanchez for raising the point about Plan Colombia.

As a former National Guardsman myself, I know that the Guard members truly--and I--we have the A.G. [Adjutant General] up front and former reservists here, too, but good people--we have had the privilege of working with our partners and it…

I appreciate very much that Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo of Guam and myself have introduced legislation that I hope would be of assistance.

I wish the American people knew what a success that is--and Secretary Sheehan that you were there, that is great.

And I want to thank Congresswoman Sanchez for raising the point about Plan Colombia.