I would like to respond to my friend that the authorization for the use of military force, which passed September 14, 2001, had in its provision this particular line: ``Nothing in this resolution supersedes any requirement of the War…

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis).

I want to thank Mr. Berman and my colleagues for this opportunity to engage in this important debate. At the current estimated deployment rate, the number of troops in Afghanistan will increase from about 70,000 at the end of 2009 to the…

I yield myself 3 minutes. One of the areas of concern that I have about our presence in Afghanistan that I haven't seen discussed that much deals with the role of oil and gas, particularly in Afghanistan. Paul Craig Roberts, who was an…

I want to thank our majority leader for his participation and also for his cooperation in ensuring that this debate could happen. You and our Speaker and Mr. Berman are appreciated for your willingness to provide for this moment to happen…

I yield myself 1 minute. The more troops we send into Afghanistan, the more support the Taliban gains as resistors of foreign occupation. We say we want to negotiate with the Taliban in the future while, at the same time, conducting air…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. One of the things that really doesn't often get discussion here on this floor with respect to a war is the specifics about how it affects people back home. And because I come from Cleveland, I…

I yield myself 5 minutes. To my friend from Indiana, who cited his disagreement based on law and facts and the troops, I would like to respond categorically. First of all, section 4(a)(1) of the War Powers Act requires the President to…

I would gently remind my colleague from Georgia that article 1, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States places expressly in the hands of Congress the power to declare war. This resolution does not seek to usurp our Commander in…

I just want to say to the gentleman who just spoke, to Mr. Hunter, that we honor his service to our country both as a Member of Congress and in the military, as we honored your father's service. You have served this country well. You are…

I want to thank Mr. Berman for agreeing to make this debate possible. I do appreciate it very much. You have been open to that, and I think the country should appreciate that about you. I also want to say that this CRS study, Congressional…

Could I ask, Madam Speaker, how much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California). The gentleman from Ohio has 68\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from California has 36 minutes. The gentlewoman…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in 2001 I joined the House in voting for the Authorization for Use of Military Force. In the past 8\1/2\ years, it has become clear that the Authorization for Use of Military Force is…

We're either in or we're out. Unless this Congress acts to claim its constitutional responsibility, we will stay in Afghanistan for a very, very long time at great cost to our troops and to our national priorities. Or we can set a date…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia for the collegial manner in which he has approached this debate, and also to suggest that I think that while this is a very emotional matter, that it is…

I just want to say that you can talk about how the Democratic leadership is bringing this up at the time that there is obviously a surge about to begin, but why question the timeliness of the debate when in fact my friend in the minority…

In 2001 I joined the House in voting for the authorization for the use of military force. In nearly 9 years, it has become clear that the authorization for the use of military force is being used carte blanche for circumventing Congress'…

There is a new way to fight war in Afghanistan. U.S. commanders are publicly telling the Taliban when we are coming and where we are going to be to wage war. This, while Karzai tries to cut a deal with the Taliban. Meanwhile, a large…