Mr. Speaker, it's good to be back and wishing you and all of our colleagues the best of this new year and happy new year, and I hope yours and the other 433 Members of this august body had a great holiday season. For many Americans that…

We made very clear that the United States will not tolerate the blocking of the Straits of Hormuz. That's another red line for us and that we will respond to them.

We were not involved in any way, in any way with regards to the assassination that took place there.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered a full investigation.

In accordance with a Status of Forces Agreement, by the end of calendar year 2011, all US military servicemembers will leave Iraq.

I yield a minute and a half to the distinguished gentleman from Washington (Mr. McDermott). (Mr. McDermott asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, a famous speech started, ``We will…

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia, a very distinguished member of our committee, Mr. Lewis.

It is now my privilege to yield 2 minutes to another member of our committee, the distinguished gentleman from California, Xavier Becerra.

I thank the gentleman. I now yield 2 minutes to another distinguished member of our committee, the gentleman from the great State of New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).

I yield 2 minutes to a very senior member of our committee, the very distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel). (Mr. RANGEL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Could the Speaker please verify how much time each side has. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) has 7\1/2\ minutes, and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Camp) has 5 minutes remaining.

I now yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the very distinguished colleague from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz).

I yield 2 minutes to a very distinguished Member, the gentlelady from Illinois, Jan Schakowsky.

I remember when I was doing arguments before a court and the judge would ask me a very salient question that would get to the heart of the matter. And that's where we are today. There's this question to the Republican majority: If you're…

I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) who is the ranking member on the Budget Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to another distinguished member of our committee, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).

I yield myself the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan is recognized for 3 minutes.

I yield 2 minutes to another distinguished member of our committee, the gentleman from the great State of Massachusetts (Mr. Neal).