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Ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united dates house of representatives the honorable john boehner. Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon, and welcome to statuary hall. This space was once the chamber of the house of representatives, where lincoln served his one term in congress, and where madison, monroe, and Andrew Jackson were sworn into office. Since the 1860s, the tradition has been for each state to send two statues here in honor of their favorite sons and daughters. Some are inventors. Some are authors. Some are veterans. Some are pioneers, and some were just great statesman. Our honoree today was all of these things and more. Today, its our privilege to dedicate a statue to the late Barry M Goldwater from the great state of arizona, and we are honored to be joined by arizona secretary of state, michelle reagan, and members of the arizona congressional delegat ....
Serious challenge. We all took an oath to protect the nation and its interests but to do so we must work together. I know everyone on this Committee Takes the isil threat seriously. President obama and everyone at this table does as well. We encourage a serious debate but i urge you to pass the president s aumf because it provides the Necessary Authority and flexibility to wage our Current Campaign and because it will demonstrate to our men and women in uniform some of whom are in harms way right now that all of us stand unflinchingly behind them. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman Ranking Member distinguished members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. Let me begin by adding my personal thoughts and prayers to tho ....