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I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 123, noes 295, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 493] AYES--123 Ackerman Altmire Baca Barrow Bass (CA) Berkley Berman…
The Speaker of the House has made some very legitimate points, but then his conclusion is so contrary to the points he made. The proposition before us today, Mr. McClintock is right, it is an authorization of a series of acts of…
I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Fortenberry), a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
I would like to respond to my friend's arguments. I agree with every word he said except that this is a manifestation of the Congress exercising its authority. This is an abdication of Congress exercising its authority, because nowhere in…
How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Just in closing our time in the debate, I would take up Mr. Kucinich's comments. If you think there has been an inappropriate abuse of power here, voting for the Boehner resolution does not cure that. But the Constitution doesn't say the…
I inquire of the amount of time remaining for all of the managers. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 11 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 13\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Florida has…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. BERMAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Dicks).
I think it's important to get the record straight on what we're doing and what we're not doing. ``No boots on the ground'' did not come because of this resolution we are considering now. This was the decision of the President, the…
I have to say it boggles my mind how we can argue one minute about whether to withdraw troops from Afghanistan or authorize the use of force in Libya and in the next minute seek to eliminate the one U.S. government institution that is…
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