Today, I rise to thank Rabbi Jay Weinstein for delivering this morning's invocation. Rabbi Weinstein is a native of Miami Beach, Florida. He received his ordination from Yeshiva University. He is now rabbi at Young Israel of East…

Today I rise as a proud daughter to talk about a matter of government transparency. The families of those who lost their lives on September 11th and all Americans deserve to know who was behind these terrible, horrific terrorist attacks. I…

The Republican Party has been conned here and this guy is not a reliable conservative Republican.

He fails with his campaign horribly. He then endorses somebody else and then he endorses Bush and endorses everybody.

He fails with his campaign horribly. He then endorses somebody else and then he endorses Bush and endorses everybody. He's like bad luck.

I thank Congressman Byrne and Congresswoman Adams for hosting today's Special Order and for all you do to support our Nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities. It was such an honor for me to join this caucus as a founding…

Hope's not a strategy.

Our goal is to destroy ISIL and to replace Assad.

The President's goal is to destroy ISIL. I share that goal.

I just got back from Turkey. They're not okay with this. They think this is the dumbest idea in the world. I agree with them.

I think this whole concept is, quite frankly, absurd.

Would it seriously compromise the ability to defend this Nation?

Since 2011, when sequestration first went into effect, we've had the Syrian civil war, the collapse of Libya, the rise of ISIL, holding territory the size of Indiana, Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, annexation of the Crimea, China is…

If we go back in sequestration next year, if there is not some relief from sequestration, how much damage will that do to our ability to deal with the threats we just discussed?

The last time we looked at a strategy-driven budget, not across the board hitting an artificial number, was 2012.

I want this committee to know if there is a bad situation next year, that the marines cannot get there, that because of budget problems, we're having to take aircraft out of the fight, redeploy them back to the United States, and their…

It's a dangerous world out there, and that's why we've got to avoid sequestration.

Only God knows how much of this we missed in past conflicts.

That's the whole point.

We want--you know, somebody asked this, but, you know, as I wrap up here and let other people ask additional questions, please tell us what we can do.

Could you do this? Could you have that group--and I applaud your efforts--give us the results?

Do you think it's working?

Are we teaching people what to watch out for in their buddies?

I mean, we shot down more planes than anybody else because of our budget, because of sequestration, the CR's.

So, if someone has been assaulted, and they get PTSD, they qualify.