Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. A lot of analogies come to mind: slippery slopes, camel's nose under the tent. Syria is an extremely serious matter, and the role of the United States in the serious issue of Syria needs to be fully…

Thank you, Mr. McGovern. I want to follow up on the previous comments. A strong case was made for changing the way in which rape is handled and sexual assault is handled, but it doesn't go far enough. Unfortunately, the rule doesn't allow…

Trust and verify. Wow. In the New START treaty, it's trust and verify. But to get to the trust and verify, we're going to have to begin the process--$70 million requested by the military to begin the process. I know the gentleman on the…

May I inquire as to the time available? The ACTING CHAIR. The gentleman has 2\1/4\ minutes remaining.

That's how we deal with the deficit. You put Americans back to work, and automatically the tax revenues increase; and we then have a very solid, good way to deal with the deficit. On the other hand, as you suggested, cuts alone don't do…

I thank you, Mr. Ryan, for that analogy. I really like that one. I'm going to end with this by President Bill Clinton: If you work hard and you play by the rules, you'll have the freedom and opportunity to pursue your own dreams and leave…

I am so pleased that you have brought that subject up, because it is critical. It is absolutely critical for the future economy of this Nation and, really, for solving problems of the world. Those investments are critical. You did leave…

Thank you for the opportunity to spend a few moments this evening talking about things that are on my mind, and I suspect on the mind of the American public. There's certainly a lot of news recently about collecting data on American…

Thank you so much for bringing that out. Back to George Washington. I like to talk about the Founding Fathers because it's often used on the floor to disparage one or another programs. But I'd like to talk in a positive way. He also said…

Let me give you an example. Today, in the Daily Republic newspaper in Fairfield, they ran a story that's exactly on your point. I'm just going to take a second and read some of this. This is a program that EDF Renewable Energy, which…

Wall Street was taken care of, but not Main Street. That's what happened. This is not just the result of just a free market system operating. This is a result of specific government policy over the last 50 years that has resulted in a…

Thank you for raising that, my colleague from the great manufacturing sector of, I guess, the eastern part of the middle west. Is that fair enough?