tim walz, a democrat from minnesota and in 1989, he earned the title of nebraska citizen soldier of the year and after deployment to italy as part of operation enduring freedom, he retired from the army national uard and resumed teaching at a local high school. a member of the armed services committee and a member of the veterans affairs committee and i yield as much time as he may consume, mr. walz. mr. walz: thank you to my good friend from new york. it's a phrase we throw in here without a lot of authenticity, but a gentleman who served here in congress, i'm proud to stand with you. and you heard the gentleman's comments why we think now is not the right time to draw down this land force. the size of the force this nation needs should not be predicated. his rise of isis and china has built a new island and a belligerent russia and this is a deter rant not just to aggression. whether it be in haiti to respond to natural disasters or ebola. the best trained and most efficient and most ready force to uzbekistan our diplomacy is this land force. we were concerned about this. the gentlema