Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I think one of the things that makes this difficult is there are so many issues swirling around here: the desire; the need that I think, as Mr. Thornberry said, that everyone agrees on to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia, Ms. Eleanor Holmes Norton.

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), and--he insisted I say this-- a fellow graduate of Fordham University.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I rise against this amendment to arm and equip both Syrian rebels and other Syrian groups and individuals. I want to be clear…

Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished minority whip.

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin). (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. Speaker, I, again, reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Pittenger), my friend and colleague.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher), my friend and colleague.

Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Williams), my friend and colleague.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The subject of boots on the ground came up, and I think this is a really important point for why this debate has been so divisive. So many people are concerned about this action. I…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel). (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I too rise in support of this amendment. As the chairman laid out, there is no question that ISIL is a clear threat to our interests, and they are a threat in two clear ways. Number…

Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, might I inquire how much time we have remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 1 hour and 50 minutes remaining…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I agree very strongly with Chairman McKeon on one point. You can raise all manner of different questions, but there are no guarantees. If you are trying to figure out how to vote on…

Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, let me just say again that most of the arguments I have heard are, ``Don't do this.'' I haven't heard an alternative. I think what we need to remember--and…

what I really want to focus on is what should be done, regardless of who it is, who's in charge of it.

One might suggest it is time to return to that subject and the meaning of those two adverbs because I think there are organizations that I do not think anybody in the public would agree are primarily or exclusively social welfare…

I thank my dear friend from California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this amendment. The President has laid out a bold and decisive strategy to lead a multilateral operation designed to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL. This…