William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry: “As the gentleman from Ohio just said, it was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs that said that this is the lower ragged…”

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, a 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of H.R. 2500, if ordered, and the…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. As the current occupant of the chair will remember, on February 6, 2018, just last year, Secretary of Defense Mattis testified: ``Let me be clear, as hard as the last 16 years of war have been, no enemy…

Those of us on the Armed Services Committee are privileged to work around, with, and for the men and women who serve in the military. Every one of them is a volunteer. Every one of them expects reasonable precautions with their health and…

The underlying bill, as Chairman Smith pointed out a few moments ago, is consistent with the 2-year budget agreement, which was made last year. It turns out, many of the sponsors of this amendment voted for that 2-year budget agreement…