Ken Calvert: “I applaud him for being willing to negotiate and saying we are happy to sit down and talk with you.”

These are noncontroversial, bipartisan amendments supported by both sides, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I support this amendment. As with all the others, it contains a series of bipartisan amendments with…

The Secretary of Defense serves at the pleasure of the President of the United States. He implements the President's policies. We have, in many ways, been addressing our serious differences with the Department and this administration. We…

This bill is a good bill. It moves the country in the right direction. I encourage all our Members to support the bill. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nunn). {time} 1345

the sudden passing of our close friend and colleague, Doug LaMalfa, has caused both shock and sadness throughout the entire House of Representatives. We lost a friend and a colleague. His northern Californian constituents lost their…