Brian Babin: “I hope that you don't close your eyes or your ears, and I hope the policies will change at the Coast Guard.”

I thank the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Moore) for this Special Order, and what a special time it is. As the son of a World War II vet myself who was in the Pacific, and as a former Army enlisted troop and former Army Air Force officer…

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 6542. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's request is granted. ____________________

It should be a DoD-wide policy to not have this kind of stuff going on in the military at all.

It's critical that we continue to lead so that our values of transparency, openness, and freedom guide exploration rather than communist principles and dictatorial regimes.