Mr. Chair, 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…

Mr. Chair, my amendment prohibits the Secretary of Defense from requiring individuals to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on any military installation in the United States. I was proud to introduce a similar amendment last…

Mr. Chair, 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 subtitle C of title V, add the following: SEC. 5__. PROHIBITION OF REQUIREMENT IN…

Mr. Chair, again, I will just emphasize this amendment is based off of what we now know about COVID. We know the masks didn't work. There is no need for the Secretary of Defense to urge or mandate our military to wear masks on military…

Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for his words. Again, to my colleague's point, this really is about following the science and the lessons we have learned that this information, the requirement, the mandatory implementation of mask wearing…

Madam Chair, Eurosatory is France's biggest defense exposition, and it is also the largest international expo for land and air-land defense and security. If it attracts the attendance it did in 2022, over 60,000 professional visitors and…

Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for his kind words. While American defense firms can continue to participate in this exhibition, maybe it would help if Federal agencies did not lend any U.S. support for France's outrageous behavior by…

Madam Chair, 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 subtitle D of title XII, add the following: SEC. 12_. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON…

Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of my amendment to prioritize increased support for our veterans suffering from post- traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. The numbers don't lie and bear repeating: Over 20 percent of Operation Enduring…

Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for her support. PTSD is real. We have veterans suffering from it every single day. ``Promises Made, Promises Kept,'' that is our oath. Madam Chair, I urge adoption of the amendment, and I yield back the…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by…