[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11921]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NATIONAL SECURITY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Israel) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss our national 
security.
  Our first obligation as Members of Congress is to keep the American 
people safe. That responsibility ultimately rests with our Commander in 
Chief.
  We need a Commander in Chief who will support our troops and their 
families. We need a Commander in Chief who is going to build robust 
alliances. We need a Commander in Chief who is going to be tough with 
adversaries. We need a Commander in Chief who is going to be smart on 
foreign policy.
  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Republican nominee for President said 
that he would ask China to handle the problem of a nuclear North Korea. 
Now, I know that the Republican nominee for President has outsourced 
jobs to China. Now he is outsourcing national security to China.
  He has insulted Gold Star families, Mr. Speaker. That is not 
supporting our troops and their families. He has announced that he 
would weaken our commitment to NATO. That is not building robust 
alliances. He has said that he has asked Russia to commit cyber 
espionage against the United States of America. That is not being tough 
with our adversaries. Outsourcing a nuclear-equipped North Korea to 
China is not being smart on foreign policy.
  Mr. Speaker, the Republican nominee for President is dangerously 
unfit for command.
  I understand that some don't have all the facts and may not be well-
read. That is one thing. Not having the facts and not being well-read 
and being dangerous is a threat to the United States of America.

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