I thank the gentleman from South Carolina, whose oldest son and I served in Iraq together. As a United States Marine, I filled out dozens of evaluations on my marines. Some I recommended for promotions, some I did not. As has already been…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Virginia and the gentleman from Florida. I would like to start by talking about what this means to me. This is about accountability, responsibility, and authority. All of these leadership themes are…

This morning in California, in Marysville, a young soldier will be laid to rest, one of many. The most important issue facing this Nation--the Afghanistan war--continues on. We have 10 minutes to debate our view of how that should end…

I have a personal reason for offering this amendment. My nephew was a victim of military hazing, and it killed him. Harry Lew was serving in the Marines in Afghanistan when his peers ordered him to dig a foxhole, to do push-ups, like…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the lives of two brave men who died serving their Nation. Explosive ordnance disposal technicians serve the important role of disarming explosive devices (IEDs) in war zones and here at home. As a former…

Mr. Chairman, 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 California will be postponed. Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Lamborn The…

Let me just first say that I appreciate this 20-minute debate, but we should have a couple of days to be able to have a full debate on why we need to, one, protect our troops and provide for their safe and orderly withdrawal. The American…

Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Could I ask the time remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 2 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from California has 1 minute remaining. Mr. McKEON. And I…

Let me just say I respectfully disagree that this would undermine the current Six Party Talks. I think it would strengthen the Six Party Talks. We need bilateral and multilateral negotiations if we're going to prevent Iran from acquiring a…

Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 3 minutes remaining.

I'd like to yield now 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California, Congresswoman Woolsey.

In reclaiming 30 seconds of my time, I just want to respond to the gentleman and say that that's further from the truth, what he just said. First of all, our active duty troops in the field are covered by the Overseas Contingency…

I yield myself 30 seconds and respond to the gentleman from Florida and just say this amendment--I think he's probably not reading the amendment that I have offered. What this amendment does is restrict our funding for the purpose of the…

Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 4 minutes remaining.

First of all, sometimes we respectfully disagree with the President. I think that this $8 billion in cuts to bring us back to the Budget Control Act of 2011 is reasonable given the very difficult times we are faced with now and the fact…

Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers).

Mr. Chairman, 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…

First, let me just say this. It is just downright outrageous that the McGovern-Jones amendment was ruled out of order by the Rules Committee, denying this House the opportunity to debate and vote on their amendment. Secondly, we really do…