Dana Rohrabacher

The relationship between the Turkish people and the American people is built not on geostrategic calculations but on shared democratic values.

I stated my hope that Turkey would use the episode of turmoil that they were going through as a vehicle to move closer rather than further away from democratic government.

But we do know that there is an alternative, in terms of development of nuclear energy for the use of our people that is far less risky.

Perhaps, however, we should be looking now at whether or not the money we are going to be putting in to fusion...

We are borrowing money from China in order to, you know, in order to actually meet our own budget.

As we speak, that sound in Israel is the sound of a rocket coming in and blowing innocent civilians up.

I am not anti-nuclear, as you can see. I want us to build nuclear reactors, but we have not kept up.

Let me just note that for less than $2 billion investment, we could have one of those other type of reactors on the market.

I think that your industry has been, along with our Government, been irresponsible in not putting the money into the development of safer reactors.

They aren't available today because your industry has not invested in it.

I have some deep concerns about what I have heard today.

There are some disturbing trends in Turkey. And while we recognize that Turkey has made long-term progress over the last 20 and 30 years, over the last few years there has really been reason for concern here.

Our current immigration policies and political rhetoric broadcast to people around the world that they can come here illegally without consequence. In fact, if they do, they will be rewarded for it. We send this message, and then we act…

I voted against that billion-dollar program, and my colleagues, of course, supported it and people can honestly disagree.

It seems that we are paying--that there is a lot of middlemen making a lot of money off benevolent programs like this.

I don't think that when an elected government is overthrown, that we necessarily have to come in.

It is essential that the United States stands for the rule of law, democracy, and human rights.

Doesn't that sort of affect our decision as to whether we are going to cooperate with that country?

Hundreds of billions of dollars to get to Mars a little earlier--now, maybe a little--maybe a lot earlier than what we would otherwise get there.

I think that eventually humankind will get to Mars and what we really are talking about now is making sure we get to Mars earlier than what might happen 100 years from now, correct?

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Stockman

When I first came to Congress, I was perhaps Pakistan's best friend in Congress. At that time, of course, we were in the middle of the cold war and the Pakistanis were on our side and India was on the side of the Russians. Today, the cold…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California (Mr. Rohrabacher) has 1 minute remaining.

My amendment would prevent any funds appropriated by this bill from being provided to the Government of Pakistan. It is reprehensible that our government is still willing to provide military assistance to a known terrorist-supporting state…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. None of the funds made available by this Act…