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Discretionary funding for our nations highest duty, and that is the security of the country. And the sustainment of our military operations. And the wellbeing of the brave men and women of our armed forces. The bill before you today, mr. Chairman, will help meet the most pressing needs of our military as we address current and arising threats to the safety of our nation in an everchanging global landscape. It also takes into account the ongoing challenges of our current fiscal situation. Finding ways to trim excess spending and reduce lowerpriority programs without negatively affecting our tro...

And weve not acted. Only one committee in congress, the labor afford work force in the house has acted on one of those recommendations he recommendations as far as duplication. So the problem is us. Mr. Cornyn i would ask the senior senator from arizona as we discussed youve been a critic and pointed out waste in the procurement process. But i know the military in designing stateoftheart Weapons Systems the f35 for example, they built in concurrence si, theyre designing it while theyre building it which is which creates a cost overrun challenges. But i know you were also instrumental in finall...

The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers room, washington, d. C. , july 24, 2014. I hereby appoint the honorable john j. Duncan jr. To act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member othe...

Are proof of this. During a time of war, we ask our troops to give their best even to the point of sacrificing their own lives. When compared against that how much of a sacrifice is it for a president to engage in a possibly contentious debate. How much of a sacrifice is it for a member of congress to debate and vote about whether military action is a good idea . While congressional members face the political costs of debate on military action, our Service Members bear the human costs of those decisions. And if we dhoos avoid debate, avoid accountability, avoid a hard decision, how can we dema...

Proposal that senator crapo, our colleague from idaho, and i with a large group of bipartisan senators are proposing to change the way in which forests are managed and reduce the likelihood of some of what i call these infernos, mr. President. These are fires that are bigger, they are hotter, they are more damaging, and they act like a wrecking ball pounding at the rural west. And what has happened over the years is that the preventative efforts in the west in terms of our forests are underfunded. There isnt enough effort that goes to hazardous fuels, management and thinning and program that r...