I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Amash

Before I begin, I want to say that I have great respect for Congressman Cole, who serves on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. He is one of our most thoughtful members. The NATO-led mission to defeat Qadhafi and protect the people of…

First of all, I appreciate the gentleman yielding. And I thank you, Mr. Berman, for your comments and agree that such programs that support university programs promoting Middle East conferences and task forces on arms control, regional…

I also appreciate the gentlewoman's amendment, and I will work with you on seeing if we can talk to the military to use environmental restoration funds if your amendment doesn't succeed.

Reclaiming my time, we only have 20 stealthy bombers. That's what some people don't understand. And the ability to penetrate China or the Soviet Union or wherever we might have to penetrate at some point, North Korea, we would be…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. Announcement by the Chair The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina will be postponed.

I do not insist on my point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The reservation is withdrawn.

We will be glad to accept the amendment. We appreciate your hard work in this effort.

Our system has been improved by having public disclosure of political contributions. The more the public knows about where the money is coming from, the better off the citizenry is. The amendment is a legislative attempt to circumvent a…

The amendment would prohibit DOD from developing or manufacturing a newly designed flight suit for members of the Armed Forces. In November of 2010, the Air Force awarded a $99.4 million contract over 7 years to research, develop, and…