Even Donald Rumsfeld believes it is time to change this policy. In his recent book, he wrote, ``Of the quarter million troops deployed abroad in 2001, more than 100,000 were in Europe, the vast majority stationed in Germany . . . Those…

These specific suggestions that are based on the Sustainable Defense Task Force may not be a book, but it is 30- pages' long, and, without objection, I would like to submit its ``Executive Summary'' for the Record. The Acting CHAIR. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title XII, add the following new section: SEC. 12__. REDUCTION IN END STRENGTH LEVEL OF…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Given our looming fiscal crisis and record deficits, it's critical that we look at smart spending cuts in a responsible way that doesn't hurt our national security--in fact, the budget deficit and our huge national…

I would like to inquire as to how much time remains on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Would the Chair specify the definition of her last statement. The Acting CHAIR. All Members were given authority to insert such material by an order of the House. Executive Summary DEBT, DEFICITS, AND DEFENSE: A WAY FORWARD [Report of the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, strike the closing quotation marks and second period at line 9, and after line 9 insert the…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Garamendi The CHAIR. It is now in order…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

Following last year's BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, one would think that a foundational and critical element of any bill related to offshore deepwater oil drilling would be to improve our safety and environmental safeguards based on the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, strike ``and'' after the semicolon at line 4, strike the period at line 6 and insert ``; and'', and after…

This underlying legislation's very basic safety review provision simply doesn't address the broad swath of problems that need to be addressed by any serious offshore drilling bill. My amendment is a simple way of ensuring that the many…