I have expressed, previously, my concern that the United States aid and the international aid not be a source of funds for corruption in Afghanistan.

Mr. Chairman, I'd just urge we have complete transparency--our government insists--on the mineral issues in that country.

The politics of this is extremely difficult.

Well, thank you very much, Senator Warner.

Well, first, thank you both very much for your service.

Keep in mind, again, for our federal candidates, this is a war of Obama's choosing. This is not something the United States can actively prosecute or wanted to engage in.

This is a war of Obama's choosing. This is not something the United States can actively prosecute or wanted to engage in.

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is in trouble again. Leading conservatives are calling for his resignation after Steele characterized the war in Afghanistan as, quote, "Obama's war" and suggested it is unwinnable.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support as a cosponsor of this amendment, and I thank Congresswoman Lee for her steadfast leadership on this issue. This amendment requires that we act on evidence. And we know that based on the evidence, our…

the chairman clearly supports our troops but believes success in Afghanistan requires, quote, "the ongoing support of the American people."

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and pursuant to it will vote in strong support of the domestic funding portion of the supplemental appropriation, but in reluctant acceptance of the war…

Mr. Speaker, I will support our troops in this supplemental but I will also continue to press for their withdrawal from Afghanistan and for a meaningful discussion of exactly how that can be accomplished in accordance with the timeline…

President Obama came in with a patient--that is, our economic system--that was in deep trouble, and was in intensive care. He took that situation and turned it around.

I have chosen hope.

President Obama came into this situation having to put a patient in intensive care, not just in critical--not just critical care, but intensive care.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of this rule. This is a difficult rule. It is a difficult rule because it deals with an extraordinarily important subject. This is an extraordinarily important rule. It is…

I thank the chairman for yielding, and I congratulate the chairman for the extraordinary work he has done. I thank Mr. Bachus too, who is, I think, one of the really responsible leaders in the minority in terms of issues of substance. And…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman for his question. As I said at the outset, I do believe we come from a different place. And I do believe it is accurate to state that all of the Republican Presidents who have served during the…