Devin Nunes

Mr. NUNES

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I strongly support this amendment. I think we should expand more capabilities into rural areas and do more recruitment in rural areas. I appreciate this amendment. It has my full support. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I urge support of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I support the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I support the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman from New York for working in a bipartisan manner with a longtime member of our committee, Mr. King, and I urge passage of this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for working with our committee to get support from both sides of the aisle for this amendment, I urge its passage, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, though I am not opposed.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, I thank all of the Members who offered amendments today. This is a critical piece of legislation, and I look forward to working with the Senate to send this bill to the President. This year's bill is named after Matthew Young Pollard, who passed away earlier this year while carrying out the work of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Matt was a friend to many on both sides of the aisle of our committee, a dedicated staff member, and a member of the Army National Guard. While his loss is devastating to us, we honor his service to the United States by naming this bill in his memory. I thank the ranking member for his support on this bill, I urge passage of the amendment, and urge passage of H.R. 6237, the Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. NUNES

Mr. NUNES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleagues, Mr. Costa, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Calvert, to celebrate the life of Frank Carlucci, who died earlier this month at the age of 87. Born on October 18, 1930, Mr. Carlucci served the United States under four Presidential administrations. He joined the Foreign Service in 1956 and served the State Department abroad for 12 years in South Africa, the Congo, Zanzibar, and Brazil. Mr. Carlucci returned to Washington in 1969 and held positions such as deputy director, then director, of the Office of Economic Opportunity; deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget; and deputy director of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Mr. Carlucci served as United States Ambassador to Portugal in the 1970s, during which he gave crucial support to democratic forces as they thwarted a communist-backed coup attempt in 1975. He also designed health and housing programs for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Upon his return in 1978 from Portugal, President Jimmy Carter named Mr. Carlucci deputy CIA director, where he took control of the day-to- day operations of the agency. Following his tenure at the CIA, he became deputy defense secretary in 1981 at the Pentagon. Mr. Carlucci entered the private sector for a few years in the 1980s but returned to public life when President Ronald Reagan named him National Security Advisor in 1986. A year later, President Reagan named Mr. Carlucci Secretary of Defense. At the Department of Defense, he presided over $33 billion in budget cuts while maintaining strength abroad toward the end of the Cold War. Mr. Carlucci retired from public service in 1989 to join the Carlyle Group. He later became its chairman. Mr. Carlucci leaves behind his wife Marcia McMillan Myers, three children, and six grandchildren. Frank Carlucci had an illustrious career as a public servant to the United States, and his profound impact on foreign policy and national security will be long remembered.