Reserving the right to object, we are trying to set up a conversation about the conference report, and I wonder, would it be inconvenient for the Senator to defer?

We were just passing through, checking to see what the order was, and I understand there is a standing order. So we are going to wind up, we hope, with just a few minutes of conversation about the conference report.

$7 billion doesn't go as far as it used to go.

It just makes me feel very good about the brilliance of the Founding Fathers.

$7 billion doesn't go as far as it used to.

I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time to close. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hurd).

I respectfully request that you hold a hearing where the Committee can receive testimony from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice on the subject of domestic terrorism.

I support the majority whip's position. We have already voted on the bills. We have already sent them over to the Senate. It is just repackaging them again and sending them over again. They are in charge. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman…

We have had a number of people talk about San Bernardino. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Aguilar), whose district includes San Bernardino, where the shooting occurred.

May I inquire as to how much time each side has remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Mississippi has 5\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 5 minutes remaining.

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Cyber threats are constantly evolving.

Have you had time to review the Appropriation Committee's proposal to add $1 billion for an icebreaker?

So, your capability in the Arctic is now one. You'd like for it to be two.

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