Marshall Sanford

I thank Chairman Royce so much for his indulgence in terms of time. I had the pleasure of going to Georgia over the recess with Congressman Duncan, and we had an incredible experience in that we saw firsthand the very thing that you are…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. None of the funds made…

I want to be clear that in just a few moments, I am going to be withdrawing my amendment. Before I do so, I just want to say a couple of things because this amendment was a very simple and straightforward amendment that did nothing more…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado. I just want to come here to praise what he is doing because I think this amendment is not only constitutional, I think it is common sense. I would say that at three different levels. I would say first…

In the confusion that marked this night, I did not hear the second vote (rollcall 338) and missed the vote. I would have voted ``yes.'' Stated against:

This amendment, in simplest form, would block section 808, the so-called New Balance provision, by defunding it. I want to say before I get into the content, I want to compliment Bruce Poliquin, Bill Huizenga, and Martha McSally. We just…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 10003. None of the funds made…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Buck The Acting CHAIR. It…

I would say a couple of different things. One, if you look at section 418 within the NDAA, cash allowances are absolutely Berry-compliant. It is something that we have done for a long number of years. That notion of preserving a choice has…

I would just make two points in this conversation. One, this debate before us is, really, about this notion of individual choice. I think that liberty is the hallmark of the American experiment, and I think, wherever possible, we need to…

I would agree with much of what my colleague said just a moment ago. I think that innovation is, indeed, the gateway to the future, but I would argue that great innovation has been led by the private sector, not by loan guarantees to major…

I very, very much appreciate what the chairman pointed out. Again, that is why I think it is so important to simply codify this notion that we won't go forward. The money is in there for administration of existing loans. It is just saying…

I think what I have before all of us is a commonsense amendment. It simply says that the advanced technology vehicle manufacturing loan program will continue to exist, but there can be no additional loans. The reason that I do so is, when…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Thornberry The Acting…

I would again go back to the basics. This stipend goes to Maersk presently. It has been raised from $3.5 million to $5 million. Maybe that is the best thing in the world to do; maybe it is not. But I think it is worthy of study…

I would say this: in essence, we already have outsourced this. I think the question about the maritime security fleet is that it is currently run by a foreign-flagged fleet of vessels. If I am not mistaken, it is almost exclusively run by…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina has 3 minutes remaining.

I rise with a very simple amendment. It would do nothing more than call for a GAO report of the maritime security fleet. I do so because I think that we would all acknowledge that knowledge is power, and the ability to look very closely at…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title XXXV add the following: SEC. __. GAO REPORT ON MARITIME SECURITY FLEET PROGRAM. Not…

I would say to my colleague that, again, what we would all recognize is that OMB is different than the Government Accountability Office. The OMB is fundamentally executive branch in nature. I think there is a real value to having a third…

Because I was in Nashville, Tennessee attending my son Landon's graduation from Vanderbilt University today, I was not present to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall 190, ``aye'' on rollcall 191, ``yea'' on…

Edward Gibbon wrote a book back in 1776 about the fall of the Romans. In it, he harkens back to the fall of Greece and the Athenians. He said, at the end of the day, in the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security. They…

I want to applaud my colleagues from Kansas and from Colorado for their work in crafting this bill. I think it is awfully important. I think it is what people expect. When they think about government, they want a government that works for…

There is no price worth the fear this reckless idea would strike in the hearts of the people of my State.