Mr. Speaker, how much would I have, then, to close? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Florida has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, if I could ask my good friend the gentleman from California if he would yield 2 minutes of his time to me.

Mr. President, you remember a year ago, before we passed the health care bill, everybody testified that Medicare was set to go into bankruptcy in 7 years? Do you remember back then, just a year ago, Medicare paid doctors when seniors got…

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Palazzo), a member of the Armed Services Committee and a Marine veteran of the first gulf war who continues to serve with the Army National Guard.

Mr. Speaker, I am honored to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gibson), a member of the Armed Services Committee and a decorated combat veteran who ended his 24-year military career as a colonel in the United States Army.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Bartlett), the chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces. (Mr. BARTLETT asked and was given permission to revise and extend…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas, Judge Poe, vice chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Health Care

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway), a member of the Armed Services, Intelligence, Agriculture, and Ethics Committees.

Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to the gentleman from California, I would not compare a staff delegation trip to the valiant forces of our armed services who are fighting overseas. I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on House Concurrent Resolution 28. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry), the chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

Mr. Speaker, I am so honored to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter), a member of the Armed Services Committee and a distinguished combat veteran who has served our country honorably in Iraq and Afghanistan with…

Mr. Speaker, before I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, it is important to underscore, as the Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy has, that to withdraw from…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this resolution, as it would undermine the efforts of our military and our international partners in Afghanistan and would gravely harm our Nation's…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired. Pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, March 16, 2011, the previous question is ordered. The question is on the…

I believe the opportunity for close and bipartisan work exists, and I look forward to working with the chairman and the other members of the committee to move ahead on this issue.