But do you agree that the Federal Government is an essential partner in the Washington Metro System?

The authorization for that partnership expires at the end of this fiscal year. It was a 10-year authorization.

I just ask you today if you are willing to work with us to make sure the Federal Government remains a partner going forward.

our stated mission is to reduce noncombatant casualties

the only way we are going to have a lasting peace in Yemen

the proof is in the results, and we do not know whether the results are there or not

The U.S. reputation is on the line, and we expect you to know if you report something.

Currently. Mr. McCARTHY. They can petition their brother and sister, and then they can petition their married children.

Would the gentleman yield? Mr. McCARTHY. The one thing I would say, Mr. Speaker, my friend also told me he would let me answer this question without reclaiming his time.

Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I will look at those references. I did vote to shut down, certainly, I think in--I am not sure of the January date. When we had the majority, won that vote, the majority leader came back to the floor within…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for that information. I am constrained to observe that, from my perspective, it will be the last year that we will not start creating extraordinarily more debt for our country. But that aside, let me ask…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his comments. The issue is, of course, not oversight. We believe that there ought to be oversight. The gentleman is correct, I voted ``no.'' The gentleman voted ``yes.'' Many of his colleagues voted…

Did the majority leader hear me say that is a reasonable thing to do? Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I look forward to the gentleman's support, because we didn't have it last time. Mr. Speaker, in these…

I have heard that argument, Mr. Speaker. I heard it in 1981. We passed a massive tax cut. The debt increased over the next 7 years 187 percent. That was Ronald Reagan's tax cut. And, frankly, Bob Dole helped raise some revenues to offset…

I did. Mr. McCARTHY. So if you care about the military, you care about education, you care about opioids, and you are concerned about breaking a trust because you negotiated this, why did you vote ``no?'' Why did you vote against the…

Reclaiming my time. I said I had voted for balanced budget amendments in the past when I spoke on the floor, and I said that I rose not to oppose the constitutional amendment, but to deride it. It was such a politically patently dishonest…

Reclaiming my time. Mr. Leader, I am not sure. I want to understand. They upheld their word. Ninety people voted against the bill you are saying supported the military, 90 of your people voted against that. The majority of Democrats voted…

But the gentleman says that I shut down the government. Can you tell him that the Senate didn't adopt the budget? With all due respect, I don't vote in the Senate. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate…