CON Honorable Jim Cooper
United States Representative, Tennessee, Democrat
Representative Cooper has represented Tennessee’s Fifth District since 2002. He previously represented the State’s Fourth District from 1983 to 1995. He sits on the Armed Services Committee, where he is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, and on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The following is from the September 17, 2014, House floor debate on an amendment to H.J. Res. 124, making continuing appropriations for Fiscal Year 2015, introduced by Representative Buck McKeon (CA-R). The amendment would authorize the secretary of defense, in coordination with the secretary of state, to train and equip appropriately vetted elements…
