William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry: “I have no requests for time for this en bloc package. I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

I think it is one of the defining characteristics of our time that we face so many diverse national security threats and challenges all at the same time.

I have no further speakers at this time, and I reserve the balance of my time.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 377, nays 48, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 672] YEAS--377 Abraham Adams Aderholt Aguilar Allen Allred…

In 1998, I voted for three of the four counts of impeachment brought against President Clinton. Those votes were some of the most difficult I have cast during my 25 years in Congress. Impeachment is an extreme remedy, which, in effect…