So put aside the not invented here syndrome and go with already is invented.

I want to pick up where Mr. Hunter had taken this--Chairman Hunter had taken this question, which is new technologies that are available--readily available today.

Mr. Garamendi. Mr. Chairman, it is not clear to me how the Coast Guard is learning and using, and certainly integrating these technologies.

the Democratic Caucus just concluded a meeting with the President, and it's not good to walk out on the President.

I would really like to see a further discussion--not necessarily a hearing, but a further discussion with the top command at the Coast Guard about how it can be flexible enough in its thinking about the ways in which you can accomplish…

I request to know how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Paulsen). The gentleman from California has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have great respect for my colleagues on the subcommittee. However, the argument that has been made is incomplete. We're talking about whether we're going to spend an additional sum of money this next year on a program that, A, has large…

We've had a lot of discussion here in the last several minutes about Afghanistan. This amendment follows along the same line, but it's actually far greater in dollars. Last year, we appropriated $5.1 billion to the Afghanistan National…

I find it difficult that our esteemed Appropriations Committee, which watches the taxpayers' money with such ardor and intensity, would increase by 51 percent the amount of support that the American taxpayers are giving to the Afghan…

How many times have I heard from this side that the President is wrong? The President is wrong in this case.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 134, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,615,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

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. The Chair understands that amendment No. 34 will not be…