That is one of the things that we don't talk about enough is the fact that this research brings us benefits and cost savings in many other industries that we see reflected every day such as lower costs in energy areas, also lower costs in…

There we go. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member for their leadership on this issue. Madam Chairman, today I rise, I stand, and at this point I'd even leap for joy, for a farm bill that's good for agriculture in this country. This bill that we…

A few moments ago we heard the minority leader here on the floor say that we needed to be about doing serious work, that we needed to deal with bills that dealt with jobs and the economy that the American people cared about. Well…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Today, during this debate, you may hear that some of the reforms that are in H.R. 1960 do not go far enough, that commanders absolutely have to be taken out of the decision process in sex-related…

The Democrats who run Washington, D.C., continue to lead this country down an irresponsible path: a ceaseless march of regulations out of Washington threatens to choke off American innovation; government spending continues at unsustainable…

In the past, yes, absolutely justice has been delayed and we have not seen the answers for our victims that they need that have been victims of sexual assault in our military. I wasn't here to work on the other NDAA bills. I wasn't here to…

I thank the chairman for leading and for all of his hard work on this very important bill that we have on the floor today. Mr. Chairman, the number is staggering: 26,000. That's how many military members were sexually assaulted last year…

Last weekend, I was speaking with a group of individuals, and I talked about the need for a healthy economy and an energy plan where we prioritize American energy. A woman who was in that meeting stood up, and she shared her story. She…

Today, I rise in support of passing a 5-year farm bill for rural and urban America. The House Agriculture Committee acted last week to pass a bipartisan farm bill by a vote of 36-10. It saves nearly $40 billion and makes substantial…

I thank the chairman for his work on these important issues. I appreciate it. Today I rise in support of H.R. 291, the Black Hills Cemetery Act. This bill is of great importance to the communities of the Black Hills area of South Dakota…

Well, thank you. I appreciate that, and I thank the gentlelady from Missouri for her leadership on this issue. You know, people sacrificed for the rights that we have. The Constitution is so important to me. It's important to the people of…

The B-1 has been the workhorse of a lot of the operations that have been going on in Afghanistan for about a decade.

In any future BRAC, will the Air Force focus on eliminating any particular category of excess base infrastructure, more than others?

If the Air Force believes it has excess installation capacity and needs to close some bases or consolidate certain activities, do you think a least disruptive approach to our National Security readiness would be to first focus on…

Since cost savings will obviously be the goal of any future BRAC Congress would authorize, how important is proximity to military training areas--especially considering cost of fuel for ground transport and cost per flying hour?

I think you would, but part of the new process would have to be different rules for how we resolve disputes.

I come from South Dakota where we fight the pine beetle epidemic that is going on in the Black Hills.

my concern is that with saying that the Forest Service and the Administration has no recommendations for changes to ESA, that we are saying that the route that we are going down is appropriate.

some of these same environmental groups that do make comments come in later at different points and file these lawsuits.

they are very concerned that where this could go and where it could lead, that any animal that is perceived by some activity to be harmed or by some outside group to be harmed that it could be listed and therefore change our entire way of…

We used to make money off of our Forest Service land in this country. Now it costs us money.

I don't want us to approach these situations such as checking the box, that we have completed what we feel are requirements.

But during that review is the family contacted?

I would think if they were really going to understand what happened in that individual situation that there would have to be some kind of communication with the family during the investigation.