In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.
We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
Mr. Speaker, I agree with those who say that the Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global War of Ideas and that terrorism is one of the tactics used in that War.
Now, forty years after his passing, Winston Churchill is still quoted, read, revered, and referred to as much, if not more, than when he was alive.
In a budget this massive, there are certainly areas where I think we could do much better.
No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July.
For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead the quest for freedom around the globe.
When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
Making America great again begins with making our military great again.
Since World War II, the rules-based international order created and maintained by the United States has benefited peoples around the globe and none more so than Americans here at home.
A military starved of resources, training, and equipment will not long be able to protect the country physically or economically.
If China sets the rules for much of the world's economy, America will feel the consequences in our pocketbooks as well as in our security.
Any president has to work with Congress.
It would be better for the country if the Pentagon and the military do not shut down at any point because the threats to the country do not shut down.
If you're an adult, if you are eligible to be drafted and vote, then there's a certain amount of decision-making power, and I think we have to be respectful of that.
I'm for experimentation. I'm for trying things. That's true whether we're talking about hardware or personnel issues. We need to try some things, because doing what we have always done because we've always done it that way doesn't work.
