That's right. The way that they do this in our Aurora detention facility, they have criminal aliens who wear a red jump suit. Noncriminal aliens wear a yellow jump suit. So they wear different jump suits. They're in different areas of the…

I thank the gentleman from Washington. Look, if criminal aliens are not being detained in accordance with the law, simply restating the law won't change that. Again, what's happening today is noncriminal aliens are being detained. What…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This amendment highlights the flip side of this issue in some alternate reality university. There is a real issue with detention. The issue is not that criminal aliens are being released. They are not…

Reclaiming my time, I thank the gentleman. I urge support of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman from Washington. I rise in opposition to this amendment. I think this amendment is an opportunity for us to examine why this issue is being discussed. The fact that there is such a large illegal population in our…

I yield myself the remainder of the time. Mr. Speaker, at a time when millions of Americans are still out of work, here's yet another bill on the House floor that does nothing to create jobs or get our economy back on track. This House has…

Why should Members of Congress get special benefits because they're Members of Congress that they vote to deny to their constituents? Thankfully, if we defeat the previous question, Mr. Connolly will bring forward an amendment that will…

My colleague from Oklahoma said, if you tax something, you get less of it. Under this bill, we tax work, and we tax middle class families taking a second job or getting a promotion at work. This bill will force families to stay on the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 11, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $501,331,000)''. Page 99, line 17, after the dollar amount…

My amendment would bring down funding for ICE to fiscal year 2008 levels. I know that this is a time when it's critical to balance our budget and to cut government spending, and here's an example of a line item where we simply can't afford…

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. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Defense Nuclear…

The Polis-Markey amendment would reduce the funding for unneeded nuclear weapons programs by $298 million in order to reduce the budget deficit. At a time of decisions, at a time of choices, we need to ask ourselves: How much is enough…

This amendment--and I appreciate my colleague from Virginia for helping to bring it forward here today-- will help reduce the budget deficit by about $25 million. At a time when we all know we need to make some of the hard cuts to balance…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 30, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $298,221,000)''. Page 56, line 24, after the dollar amount…

In closing, I was encouraged to hear my colleague from Colorado say: ``You fund it so you can fix it.'' I hope that quotation can also be used with regard to education and health care in this country, to ensure that everybody has access to…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for his leadership. At a time when we must seriously consider cuts to our budget and balancing our budget, we should not continue to subsidize the defense of wealthy European nations against a Soviet…

I would like to inquire as to how much time remains on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

What the gentleman from Arizona failed to acknowledge is that the system simply doesn't work--missing its target more than half the time. You can't solve a problem by throwing more government money after it as the gentleman from Arizona is…

Maintaining four brigade combat teams in Europe is an example of the kind of wasteful spending that should be cut from the Federal Government. This is the fourth time I've offered an amendment to reduce U.S. troop levels in Europe, and it…

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. Amendments En Bloc No. 2 Offered by Mr. McKeon Mr. McKEON. Mr…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, my amendment would reduce funding for the failed Ground- based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program by $404 million. This missile defense program was designed to intercept limited…

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 63, line 15, strike ``$1,261,000,000'' and insert ``$857,695,000''. Page 64, after line 2, insert the…

A missile defense system that doesn't defend against missiles is no defense at all. With that, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith).

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 235, nays 186, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 9…

Thank you. I yield to the gentlelady from Texas. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 1 minute.