Adam Smith

The Assad regime is brutal to its own people, not legitimate.

The Security Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic--Implications for U.S. National Security and U.S. Policy Options.

Shuffling more weapons in there also doesn't help stabilize the region.

I hope all parties involved will work together to achieve what is clearly our common goal, and that is that our servicemembers who have put their lives on the line to protect our country and at our request at our order as policymakers are…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington will be postponed. {time} 0950 Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Indiana will be postponed. Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Smith of Washington The Acting…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington will be postponed. Amendment No. 12 Offered by Mr. Radel The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I rise to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

As I have no further speakers either, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. I encourage our colleagues to support the en bloc amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wyoming will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Pearce The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Although I'm not in opposition, I rise to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Could you please let us know how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from California has 11 minutes remaining.

I just concur in the chairman's remarks and look forward to hearing from all the Members.

In a tough budget environment, such as the one we face this year, I hope to enlist all of you who care deeply about our troops and our national security in focusing on solutions to the damage to our force caused by the across-the-board…

Everyone here, I am sure, hopes that a budget deal can be reached, eliminating the damaging effects of sequestration on critical national interests.

The President's budget proposal represents a responsible attempt to forge a grand bargain on the budget.

I hope that your testimony today will highlight areas of greatest risk and help this committee and others in Congress make the right choices.

Transparency doesn't, you know, buy us necessarily a pain free experience, but I think it makes it work better.

No matter how these decisions come out, it is going to be hell.

There is going to be increasing pressure to separate that legal process from the command if there is not visible progress made on protecting our men and women from sexual assault and sexual harassment.

But this notion that somehow torturing the discretionary budget and torturing the defense budget in particular to force us to get a budget deal is ridiculous.

The best thing Congress could do right now is one way or the other turn off sequestration.

I think it is a realistic look at the next 5--sorry--at fiscal year 2014, and then planning beyond.

I want to echo the chairman's comments and thanks to both Secretary McHugh and General Odierno for their outstanding leadership of the Army.

I have seen the progress, and not just in Kabul, not just in the capital, but out in some of the tougher regions.