good morning, chairman coffman and distinguished members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to represent the men and women in the united states navy. your stalwart support for them and their families continues to have a profound impact upon the health of our force today. global demands upon the navy continue to grow. we must continue to recruit, develop and retain the highly skilled work force needed to meet the growing p demand signal for naval forces. our force structure will grow as we build the navy the nation needs which will require increasing end strength. as we grow, our need for highly talented people increases. at the same time, propensity to serve is declining in each of the services as well as the civilian sector, and we're vying for the same limited talent pool. we are clearly in a war for talent. .. >> we use all available policy levels to posture ourselves to me the growth. we just made our fy 17 targets. this year's projector is good but we require steady and reliable funding going forward to stay on track. the new budget deal is

coffman: i thank the gentleman from new jersey. mr. speaker, today the united states house of representatives will have an opportunity to vote on house resolution 128, supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in ethiopia. house resolution 128 calls upon the government of ethiopia to take clear and decisive steps towards becoming more incluesive, more democratic and more respectful of the basic human rights of its people. there will be those who will argue today that this resolution is counterproductive, in that the government of ethiopia has been a strong and dependable ally of the united states of america. the opponents will say that the national security interests of the united states justifies our support for this government, and therefore we must ignore the cries of the ethiopian people who are suffering under this repressive regime. the opponents fear that the ethiopian government will end its cooperation with the united states and the war against terrorism, if we publicly criticize their human righ

. >> chairman coffman ranking member spears and the committee, i thank you for the opportunity to appear before you on behalf of the men and women in the united states army. i've submitted a statement for the record and i'd now like to highlight a few of the points. manning our army is one of the key components to readiness and vital to the army's readiness and ability to fight and win our nation's war. thank you for the 2018 defendings authorization act which authorized the army to grow by 8500 and we appreciate the two-year budget deal will which improve readiness and assure our formations are filled in the years to come. to create an army we must have men and women of high quality and character and the chairman talked about, we're only one of 17 to 24-year-old's to join the army and one in eight high school a propensity to enlist in the military. while the army projects recording challenges in all components, maintaining the quality will maintain, and will not sacrifice quantity for quality. the army must continue to retain the most talented soldiers and noncommissioned officers with

you heard congressman coffman talking about what you need in terms of leadership. they need to be able to fire people and utilize the tolls put into place. what do you need at the v.a.? >> a strong leader. the president sees leadership attributes in admiral jackson. that's why he is putting them in there the last several v.a. secretaries have not been able to fulfill that mission. we have issues with getting access to healthcare and getting leadership managed. he sees leadership traits here. that's why he is putting him in there it's ironic, i respect senator tester. he does a good job as a senator. he should know better than to go on cnn and national news with just allegations and use the term "candy man" there was a real candy man at the thoma, v.a. a doctor thanks to president trump getting the v.a. accountability act through was fired. and a veteran got killed under his tutelage. this is serious stuff. we need a good leader in there. we have to look at these things and they are allegations. we don't even know if they are true yet. >> harris: what is the v.a. de

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i just played mike coffman talking about a larger discussion kneeleded about strategy.hat does this mean for the members of congress who are running? >> i think too early to say the same way the government shutdown was not affecting the midterms for sure. i am seeing this ongoing trend where trump's staunchest supporters, his allies are only with him up until the border. at the border and outside the u.s., albuquerqhis allies are n necessarily with him. disappointment of lack of border wall funding a big topic last monday. the decision to strike in syria is another area his big supporters or some members of his base are not with him. i think they are with him here in the united states but not necessarily with him outside of the united states and that may be an ongoing trend which would discourage people necessarily from voting in the fall. but look. if you have only two choices a democrat or a republican, i would think that the tucker carlson and lauwye laura ingram somebody to sport the president. i think there is ongoing discussion about what the right answer is when

coffman. they would probably prefer i stop working with him. as i said, bipartisanship is often praised but seldom rewarded. secondly, bipartisanship is more than just signing your name. jeff dunham of california and some other republicans are promoting an idea that has great deal of merit, the so-called, queen of the hill rule. which has almost 50 republican co-sponsors and all the democrats, myself included. this rule calls for the debate and votes in the house on a series of immigration reform bills. some of qui would address the vulnerability of dreamers and their families to deportation. it's an unprecedented bipartisanship action to demand an immigration vote. and i support it wholeheartedly. so far all the republicans have had to do is sign their names as co-sponsors. the next step should be that we demand that speaker ryan bring the rule and related bills to the floor for a vote through a discharge petition. you see, working with people from the other side of the aisle is just one aspect of bipartisanship. when the rubber meets the road

coffman: mr. speaker, it is my honor today to recognize a truly great citizen of aurora, colorado, dr. randy, as the executive director and c.e.o. of aurora mental health certainty for over 40 years. he has exemplified the qualities of a great colorado leader throughout his entire career. he has spent the last four decades providing access to mental health care to those in e greater aurora area, often committing to 60 hour work weeks while keeping up-to-date in the behavioral health care field. which is constantly evolving. he has been committing to 60 hour work a true trail blazer in championing the expansion of mental health care. as it has rapidly progressed as part of the health care industry. especially over the last 50 years. he has served his community valiantly through try ump -- triumph and tragedy, offering free counseling through the aurora mental health a true tra anyone in the aurora area who was impacted by 20912 theater mass shooting. his commitment to serving his patients as well a

that is mike coffman's district. caller: the democrat, his name is crowe, he is a businessman.- the es me.name elud he reached out to people in the bernie sanders way and he had bernie sanders' support. -- convince on tape this guy we are going with the way things are, we are going to keep the status quo, the debbie wasserman schultz way of thinking, which is terribly undermining the poor people in this country who cannot get decentwages and representation from these corporate democrats, wall street, and these damn bankers. host: josip is waiting on the line for democrats, go ahead. caller: good morning. i would like to make a comment regarding an interview i watched about half an hour ago in which president trump called into fox news and extensively spoke. one of the things he spoke about, pretty outspokenly was the electoral college. tomade statements similar statements he made in the past where he believes a national popular vote would be better for the country and, in fact, when polled, 70% of americans believe a movement of the in the united states. anyone interested can g