[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 116 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            GENERAL MILLEY NEEDS TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT

  (Mr. BANKS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BANKS. Mr. Speaker, our Constitution is clear: The President is 
the Commander in Chief.
  Sidestepping the President and violating the chain of command is a 
grave crime.
  According to Bob Woodward's book ``Peril,'' General Mark Milley 
directed senior military officials not to follow the President's 
orders, unless General Milley approved them first.
  When I asked General Milley about ``Peril'' at an Armed Services 
hearing, he claimed he hadn't read it.
  Senator Chuck Grassley and I sent a letter to General Milley asking 
him to verify or refute the book's claims. He hasn't responded.
  I am calling on General Milley to set the record straight. General 
Milley is accused of secretly seizing the President's military powers. 
That is the most serious crime. If he is innocent, he has a duty to say 
so.

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