I have here 13 pages of restrictions that we have had on Pakistan aid over the last few years, 13 pages of restrictions that have meant nothing. During the time that we have been giving them billions of dollars with all of these…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A of the bill, add the following: SEC. 12XX. PROHIBITION…

Before I yield to Mr. Rush from Illinois, I just want to make a comment. We need to get ourselves off of our dependence on oil whether it is from the United States or overseas; and if we go along with this pipeline, we are increasing our…

At this time, I would like to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Doyle), an important member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume, and I rise in opposition to this instruction. First of all, whatever your views are on the pipeline coming out of Canada, this is not the place for this issue to be brought up because…

Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased at this time to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey).

Mr. Speaker, I'd like, at this time, to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time each side has? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Chaffetz). The gentleman from California has 5 minutes. The gentleman from Georgia has 8\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from Kentucky has 8 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Those of us who are speaking on this motion to instruct the conferees are from the Energy and Commerce Committee, not the Transportation Committee, which developed the fundamental…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to inquire whether whoever is claiming time to speak on this motion on the Republican side of the aisle is, in fact, opposed to the motion.

Madam Speaker, today I rise again to speak about the horrific situation in the military, and that is the epidemic of rape and sexual assault that goes on unabated. This is the 20th time that I am here on the floor to tell the story of yet…

Madam Speaker, I rise today with great concern over our defense budget. Our crushing national debt looms, yet we continue to ignore the issue. The National Defense Authorization Act came in at $8 billion over the Budget Control Act because…

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by my colleague from Georgia (Mr. Broun). I understand his belief that anyone who qualifies, regardless of age, should be able to serve. However, serving in the United States…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson), the chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee.

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Nevada, Dr. Heck, who is a medical doctor in the Army Reserve and is also a member of the Military Personnel Subcommittee.

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Broun). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have…

Mr. Chairman, this amendment basically appoints a Special Envoy to Iran to try and talk the Islamic leaders out of nuclear weapons and out of their nuclear weapons program. {time} 0040 If talk and negotiations could de-nuclearize Iran, we…