mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i rise to claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. frelinghuysen: i appreciate the gentleman raising the issue and obviously he's a wonderful representative of the mariana islands. however, given the way this amendment is written it's unclear to me the impact this may have on our military's future ability to train. so regretfully i must oppose this amendment but i look forward to working with the gentleman to address his concerns. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey yields back. mr. sablan: how much time do i have remaining? the chair: the gentleman has two minutes remaining. mr. sablan: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i thank very much the chairman, his concerns, and very much the work he puts into this work. but let me put it this way mr. chairman. you have a piece of property and it belongs to you in title. and i come over and without asking you if you could use your land i come in with a yard stick i bri

mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment. but i'm sure on behalf of everybody on the floor we ex end it -- we extend to mr. clawson our sympathy and hope that your mother's recovered. will recover. and i'm sure if she has the ability to be watching the television tonight, she's probably very proud of your courageous remarks on the floor. mr. clawson: thanks. mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, while i appreciate the sentiment of the amendment, this is a complicated issue. that's an yunt statement -- that's an understatement. a multifaceted policy with multifaceted policy ramifications that really can't be fully debated in five or 10 minutes. the situation in syria remains highly complicated and complex and poses imminent threats to the united states and allied interests. particularly israel, jordan and iraq. recognizing congressional concerns regarding potential u.s. military involvement in syria, our bill appropriates funds in the account tight 9, that i talked about several -- t

mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, i rise in opposition but in fact to use that time in opposition to support the amendment put forward by a member of our committee. the chair: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. frelinghuysen: the gentlelady, thank you for your amendment as well as the gentleman from kentucky, for your strong advocacy. supporting our war fighter as well as our military industrial base is a strong priority of mine and of our committees and we think this amendment's a good idea it. sends another message to the bureaucracy, that we mean what we say. and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from minnesota. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. the clerk will read. the clerk: page 123, line 12, operation and maintenance

mr. frelinghuysen: to make a -- reserve a point of order. the chair: a point of order is reserved. mr. frelinghuysen: we'd like to see a copy of the amendment if that is possible. that's the reason -- the chair: the clerk will distribute copies of the amendment. pursuant to house resolution 303, the gentleman from massachusetts and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. keating: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise today to offer an amendment to add an additional $1 million for research and development for duchesne

mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from -- mr. frelinghuysen: i reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. the chair: a point of order is reserved. pursuant to house resolution 303, the gentlewoman from north carolina and a member owes posed each will control -- opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina. evplevpl mr. chairman, i -- mrs. ellmers: mr. chairman, i rise today to continue my fight against the air force's misguided decision to shutter the 440th airlift wing. as i have stated time and time again, removal of the 440th airlift wing injects avoidable and unreasonable risks to our military readiness. given the instability and uncertainty in the middle east and around the world, i find it baffling that the air force has chosen to close such an efficient airlift wing that provides critical training to special operations forces and units such as the 82nd airborne's global response force. i fail to i fail to see the true cost savings or any benefits related to t

mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman as i rise to present the house appropriations committee's recommendation for the fiscal year 12016 department of defense appropriations bill, there are nearly 200,000 servicemen and women doing the work for freedom and serving in every one of our states active guard and reserve all volunteers. we are grateful to them and their families. it is certainly that the language and terms that will be part during this debate during the next 24 phrases, phrases like sequester and continuing resolution, budget control act overseas contingency account and the global war on terrorism account, but they have every expectation that they will have our united bipartisan support for this bill whether they serve aboard a ship fly through airspace or provide overwatch on land to support our military mission. this legislation was developed after 12 hearings, many briefings, traveled to the middle east, europe and countless staff hours with those who serve us on behalf of those who serve us militar

mr. frelinghuysen: could i respond to mr. mcgovern? we had in our -- on our big mark in the full committee on this bill i think a pretty good discussion where i think some republicans, democrats lined up with the motion of having authorization of military force. others sort of held back. i was not particularly supportive of the amendment. primarily because quite honestly it goes to the root of things change so quickly. it was isil centric. in reality if you look at iraq today, what's most frightening, what quite honestly some people in the administration are not willing to admit, is that to a certain extent the government's been taken over by iran. we are providing closed air support for people who basically have been our enemy and terrorist lists. i would have hoped -- this is not a political shot. we would have had a little more clarity as to what the president really would like to see, because in reality if we ever come up with a comprehensive plan to defeat isil, if they are defeated the people will take over in iraq. will the iran

mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman i move the committee do now rise and report the bill back to the house with sundry amendments and the recommendations the amendments be agreed to and the bill as amended do pass. the question is on the motion of the committee rise. those in favor will vote aye. those opposed will vote no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the committee rises. the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 2685 directs me to report the same back to the house with sundry amendments with the recommendation that the amendments be agreed to anti-bill as amended do pass. -- and the bill as amended do pass. the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h.r. 2685 and pursuant to house resolution 303 reports the bill back to the house with sundry amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. under the rule, the previo

mr. frelinghuysen: i rise in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. frelinghuysen: as i said, currently u.s. forces are conducting multiple air strikes against isil in iraq and syria. without this authority, those campaigns would stop. certainly much has happened since the authority was first given. as a matter of fact, things are getting far worse than they have been in the past. acceptance of this amendment would rob our country of one of the key authorities our command for the chief needs and relies on to keep us safe and to address these type of crises which seem to occur all over the middle east. therefore i announcer: today the house is supposed to vote on several amendments to our live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern time here on seas and. -- c-span. today, the csa nominee. and later veteran suicides. this morning the leader of the scottish national party will talk about her parties historic gains in recent elections, and the relationship between scotland and the british government. live coverage begins at 8:30 eastern time on c-span two.