I would just urge my colleagues please to vote against this harmful amendment and other amendments that are similarly working very much to destroy and distract from what I think is really important, which is the national security of our…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania has 30 seconds remaining.

I know my good friend is from California so I have to restate things over and over again, but this prohibits the obligation of the preference--the preference--for sustainable building materials. It does not prohibit the use of these…

I have got an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XXVIII, insert the following: SEC. 28__. PROHIBITION ON…

Let me speak to that. If there is no funding in here and no authorization for spending any American tax dollars in Afghanistan, then you certainly won't mind an amendment that does nothing.

I remind everybody that this is the National Defense Authorization Act. It has to do with the military. If you want to keep spending money and sending money to Afghanistan, God bless you. Then do it in State and Foreign Ops or do it in…

Last week, we celebrated our Nation's birthday, a day that conjures up images of flags and fireworks, family barbecues and patriotic parades. But in my district, the dominant image on July 4 was a mint green child's bicycle. That little…

For nearly two decades, brave American servicemembers gave their blood, sweat, tears, and many made the ultimate sacrifice, to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, fighting terror and ensuring our national security. In a few short days of…

This amendment simply prohibits the obligation of funds for promotion of, or preference for, sustainable building materials, including low-embodied concrete or asphalt, or net- zero emissions in military construction. Let me be clear: this…

I urge adoption of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

This amendment doesn't prohibit the use of any of this material--not what the chairman said and not what my friend from California is going to state. It doesn't prohibit any of that. All we are saying is that the Federal Government…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following: SEC. 227. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR…

Reclaiming my time. I don't think the American people trust this President to spend any of their money in Afghanistan on the Taliban. This is about the Taliban and spending tax dollars. People get up in the morning, while it is still dark…

As someone who did serve and did use the vehicles for over 3 decades, I rose from the bottom to the general ranks, so I would say at some level, when you are a GO, you are in top leadership. Not one person in those over 3\1/2\ decades ever…

I thank Representative Sherrill for yielding me time. Madam Chair, I rise today in opposition to this harmful and dangerous amendment, a back door to a national ban on abortion. I also rise saddened and frustrated that we find ourselves…

I appreciate the chairman's remarks, and I certainly live better because satellites exist in space. Unfortunately, I have to live with the fact that the satellites in space are powered by Chinese-made solar panels. When the chairman can…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania has 2 minutes remaining.

This year marks 285 years of worship at the Presbyterian Church of Upper West Conococheague, located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1738, the Presbyterian Church has been in its current location since 1794, during President…