I held hearings when I was chairman of the Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, brought in the Federal agencies, and every one of them testified that they could already see signs of the effects of climate change: one was a…

I move to strike the requisite number of words. The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. Miller of Michigan). The gentleman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes.

Reclaiming my time, again, the regulatory process hasn't even been completed. People are still sending in comments, and so to use a blunt tool and put this prohibition in here doesn't allow the process to work to make sure we can clarify…

First of all, the President has made a very strong case for our military action in Libya. I think, as Commander in Chief, he has the authority. We had a U.N. resolution, the NATO allies were involved and so was the Arab League. There is…

I will work with the gentlelady on DOD lung cancer research. We have $10.2 million in the budget this year, and money for other forms of cancer and treatment efforts, in light of the serious problems facing military members. This is a very…

I rise for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), our distinguished chairman. I think we agree that it is vitally important to save money in the Joint Strike Fighter Program where it is possible…

I thank the chairman and look forward to working with him on this and other matters in our oversight of the Joint Strike Fighter Program. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Polis

I am going to read this amendment: ``None of the funds made available by this act may be used to enter into a contract that allows the contractor to use amounts paid to the contractor under such contract to pay a tax to the Afghan Ministry…

The Department of Defense alone is the largest single energy consumer in the world. Its leadership in this arena is critical to any credible approach to dealing with energy independence issues. Section 526 provides an opportunity for the…

I would point out that the chairman of this committee, Mr. Young, and his wife, Beverly, have been some of the strongest advocates for our Wounded Warriors and he has led the fight in our committee to increase the funding for traumatic…

I will work with the gentlelady on the Defense Department's plan to ensure adequate mental health services for our servicemembers. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired. (On request of Mr. Dicks, and by unanimous…

I would just say to the gentleman that the B-2 bomber has been used also on several of these military operations that we've used, and the B-2 is a stealthy airplane. We only have 20. As a member of the committee, I offered the multiyear…