Ronald Dellums: “very briefly let me respond to my colleague by saying this amendment embraces the spirit of what we are attempting to…”

To establish some reality to people who are listening to this debate, we already have 350 of these missiles. The debate is whether we buy 84 additional ones. I am saying that is the build up to build down. In my proposal we can stay within…

the bill, H.R. 2754, provides the Congress of the United States with the opportunity to ratify an agreement, the purpose of which is to end government subsidies in shipbuilding. I believe that it is in the interest of the shipbuilding…

I would suggest that, Mr. Chairman, when one argues that our national defense is the most important or the only responsibility of the Federal Government, I would challenge that assertion. My reading of the Preamble to the Constitution is…

This is really an extremely important effort on behalf of our Army and National Guard participating soldiers. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has stepped forward today with a piece of legislation that will be very important to 4,206…