William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry: “I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson).”

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. McCaul), the distinguished ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to also thank my good friend from Texas for his service to…

It is straight up: pay raise, restore personnel accounts, and improve readiness. It is straight up or down. You are for it or against it. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I think it is a mistake to look at a problem and say we can't be constrained by resources.

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…