Ronald Dellums: “We have theater ballistic missile programs coming out of the ears. The gentleman knows it, and so do I.”

I have been extremely honored to serve in the Congress of the United States. My heart is full at this moment. My heart soars like an eagle at this moment. And in the course of these few hours, I have felt every emotion from laughter and…

I would simply yield myself 30 seconds to say that this is a debate that takes us beyond rhetoric, and I think to use the term rhetoric is not advisable in the context of this debate. We are talking about life and death here, and to demean…

This has not been a debate. This is a very complex issue. It takes some time to lay the basis of the foundation of the arguments on either side. But once we spend enough time laying down the basis of our respective positions, allowing us…

we come to the last moments of this debate. I have stated on numerous occasions that the most significant thing that any of us do is to adopt a national budget for this country, because our budget speaks to our values, our principles, and…