It is very important the membership understand, but especially the membership of the Committee on Armed Services and the appropriate Appropriations subcommittees, there is little doubt that there is serious potential impact to our ability…

Mr. Chairman, frankly I was a little disconcerted there a moment ago, for throughout this debate I have been wanting to mention the name of California's senior Senator, Mrs. Feinstein from California, but I did not think our rules allowed…

the outdoor experience in the desert is a far cry from taking a walk through a wilderness area along a scenic trail or a mountain stream. The desert environment is often very unforgiving. Indeed, it can be deadly without an adequate water…

I very much thank my colleague for yielding time to me. Frankly, I wanted to rise simply to express my deep appreciation for my colleague and the professional way he is handling this matter. We do disagree on a specific. That is, the…

Let me just complete the statement. The response of the author of the bill was, ``Jerry, I am not going to be able to help you with this. The chairman is going to do exactly what he wants to do with this bill, and he already has in his…

You always just gently suggested, ``I will just roll you over, Lewis. Do not worry about it.'' I know your style. Everybody else knows your style.

Is it accurate to say that a significant number of the votes on this bill in committee were ghost votes, the Members were not even present to vote?

I do know this, the public expects Members to be there and cast their own vote. They do not expect ghost votes.

today I would like to bring to your attention the grave injustices suffered by the Armenian people at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish Empire earlier this century. On April 24, 1994 at the Armenian Genocide Monument located in Montebello's…

White House politics is now interfering with the legitimate business of the people's House. This morning the Veterans' and Housing Appropriations Committee, a committee on which I am the senior Republican member, has canceled its hearings…

On that point, some years ago on a white steed, Jerry Brown was going to improve government in California, former Governor Jerry Brown. He passed a bill that would limit to like $15 a month money that could be spent by lobbyists. Fifteen…

Mr. Chairman, this is a very, very important consideration. Earlier it was suggested that other States do it, but they find means of borrowing money. Mr. Chairman, in my State of California it requires a two-thirds vote to take people's…