Mr. Speaker, today the House will debate the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013. The House Armed Services Committee approved this bipartisan bill last week by a vote of 56 5. Earlier this year, the administration…

We have to learn from history. And the history is you tell tyrants enough, while you still have time.

We must not repeat this. I agree with Congressman Rohrabacher, we need to be encouraging the people of Iran to encourage change.

It is time, in fact, it is long past time to impose sanctions on the entities involved in these activities.

That legislation must also be implemented and enforced.

We are tired of it. And the President or whoever the next President is, needs to say very clearly we are not going to mess with you.

If they keep this stuff up, they are going to attack, and it doesn't need to happen.

We don't want them, we will not allow them to have nuclear weapons, so we gave them the ability to get cold water nuclear reactors.

Mr. Speaker, last Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013. Over the past year, the administration has targeted defense spending to shift to other programs…

I thank the gentleman from Texas. This is not, Mr. Speaker, the most glamorous thing we're going to do in this 112th Congress. If you stop to think about it, there are not that many people who are aware of, let alone care about, what kind…

I have to smile when I hear us, including you, talk about encouraging innovation and investment in the industry.

I think we've got a pretty remarkable and dynamic competitive marketplace, and I think there is a good and growing case for a lighter and lighter hand of regulation.

You are here because you have asked us to be here. You have brought this on yourselves.

I will be honest with you. On several levels this hearing has been very difficult for me to sit and watch.

We have requirements, Mr. Chairman, that we have to purchase a certain amount now of our energy from renewable resources.

Our job is to make sure consumers are protected. We know the best way to do that in America is through lots of choices, competition, transparency, and fairness for consumers.

I think we should have as many options as possible within our values and within the law of war and the criminal justice system to defend ourselves.

Mr. President, I will gladly yield and let Senator Corker go ahead of me--I understand the Senator has an amendment to offer-- with the understanding I be allowed to speak for 5 minutes after he is done. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…