Sam Farr: “We can't afford the luxury--I mean, you have got, what, 48,000 acres there. I mean, that is huge.”

Well, why did $33 million have to be returned?

We finally got around to realizing that the military is an institution of government.

I rise once again because every year we face this amendment and it does get knocked out in conference. But I rise with concern that it keeps coming back, because I think it is based on a lot of misunderstanding, and it really can cause…

But not our staffs. Haven't had a COLA increase in 5 years.