Mr. Chairman, my amendment is straightforward. It would appoint a Special Envoy for Iran to ensure that all diplomatic avenues are pursued to avoid a war with Iran and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. It is cosponsored by…

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 appropriate place in title XII of division A of the bill, add the following…

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. {time} 2350 Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mr…

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

Mr. Chairman, my amendment today is very straightforward. It would limit the Department of Defense funding to the amount authorized under the Budget Control Act of 2011. This would result in an $8 billion reduction in spending from the…

Mr. Chair, 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 title X, add the following new section: SEC. 1084. REDUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION OF…

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. 6 Offered by Mr. Connolly of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank him for his leadership year in and year out to clarify what our mission is and to make sure that we honor our troops--and ``honor them'' means not having them stay in harm's way any longer…

Mr. President, tomorrow will be a day in tax history--when Facebook goes public, it will get a $16 billion tax deduction, which is the largest tax deduction ever taken by any corporation exploiting the stock option tax loophole. Facebook's…

Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the Baca Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. This amendment would provide needed funds for the U.S. Geological Survey to complete a comprehensive study of perchlorate contamination in…

Mr. President, our Nation faces enormous and worrisome fiscal challenges. There is no question we must reduce our budget deficit in the medium-term and prepare for a longer-term future in which an aging population stresses Medicare and…

I rise today to honor Mr. Ralph Cheshier, a veteran teacher in the Valley View School District of Jonesboro, Arkansas. For 37 years, Mr. Cheshier has taught his students the principles of agriculture. Mr. Cheshier is also a longtime member…

Well, you have another chart there that showed the oil that is pumped and the price of gasoline. Congresswoman Speier, you used this before. And you asked me: If we take away the subsidies, will it increase the cost of gasoline? The answer…

I was going to head out the door, but your Tesla story caught me as I was about to leave. The grid, we need to have a smart grid. This is one of the things that is in contention here. This is about energy research. Now, we need to…

I have a couple more things that I'll pick up along the way. Let me just share one of them, since we're on the gasoline issue. You and I go back to our district every weekend. A month ago, 2 months ago, the rage was the price of gasoline…

Thank you very much, Congresswoman Speier, and thank you for bringing this very, very important issue to the attention of the American public this evening as we spend this hour talking about gas prices in the United States. I was really…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. {time} 1920 Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to the time that is remaining. The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Washington has 4\1/2\ minutes…

To the ranking member and the chair of the committee, thank you for a long slog of hard work and for the production of a bill that has much good in it. Certainly, we have to provide for our military. We need a strong, agile, smart, and…