William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson), chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson).

I have no requests for time, and I simply urge adoption of this package of en bloc amendments. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

I urge Members to support en bloc package No. 3, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I urge adoption of the en bloc amendments, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher).

I have no further speakers on this en bloc amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I support en bloc package No. 4, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Knight) who is another very valuable member of our committee.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers), the chair of our Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman), the distinguished chair of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 155, line 19, strike ``$30,000,000'' and insert ``$50,000,000''. Page 258, beginning on line 23, strike…

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. DesJarlais), a valuable member of our committee. Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Chairman, no one can deny we have a readiness issue within our military due to funding shortfalls…

I thank the distinguished chairman for yielding time and commend him for his continuing leadership on national security. I also thank the chairwoman of this subcommittee, Ms. Granger, and the ranking member, Mr. Visclosky, for their…

We simply cannot allow it to weaken or to crack, and yet we have neglected it for some time.

The Nation's strategic deterrent is the foundation upon which all our defense efforts are built.

First, let me thank Chairman Bishop for not only yielding me the time, but for his patience and diligence and understanding this issue, and I also want to thank Subcommittee Chairman McClintock for the work that he has put into it. The…

I would inform the gentleman that I have no additional requests for time, and I reserve the balance of my time in order to close.

I respectfully submit the Rules of the Committee on Armed Services for the 115th Congress, as adopted by the committee on January 12, 2017. RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS (a) The Rules of the House of Representatives are the rules of the…

I include the following exchange of letters in the Record during consideration of H.R. 4298: House of Representatives, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Washington, DC, December 6, 2016. Hon. William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry, Chairman…

I send to the desk a concurrent resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

I want to reiterate the importance of this issue to House majority conferees. For many years, organizations of faith have been able to both contract with the Federal Government and hire according to their faith practices. That has been…

I have no further speakers other than myself to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on adoption of the conference report will be followed by a 5-minute vote on agreeing to the…

First, I want to thank the distinguished ranking member of the Readiness Subcommittee for her hospitality. I learned a lot about the issue that she raises during my recent visit to Guam. I understand the workforce issues there much better…