[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1767]
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             DEMANDING A MEANINGFUL STRATEGY TO DEFEAT ISIS

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2015

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, the President has repeatedly 
underestimated ISIS, and under-responded to the threat they pose. The 
American people have lost confidence.
  For months we have heard the same refrain from the White House. They 
say, ``We will degrade and ultimately destroy ISIS.''
  There has been little progress, if any. Top U.S. military officials 
have confirmed that ISIS is far from contained.
  When the President addressed the nation from the Oval Office on 
Sunday, Americans needed to hear a real strategy to eradicate ISIS. The 
speech came just days after an act of terror here at home. Instead of a 
plan, our Commander in Chief delivered the same empty rhetoric.
  The United States must show our international partners that we are 
committed to defeating ISIS. The first step is for the President to 
outline a plan to destroy them . . . not degrade them.
  Until that point, the vacuum of American leadership will continue to 
grow, and so will the influence of ISIS.

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