National Security

Floor Speech

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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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