C. W. Bill Young: “there is some confusion on which amendment this is. I reserve a point of order. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The point of order…”

This motion to recommit is a simple forthwith motion. That means a vote for this motion will allow the House to immediately vote tonight on a bill that can pass the Congress and be signed into law. That means that our troops in harm's way…

I thank the gentleman. So we did move quickly, and on the third day after September 11, we produced a bill. Mr. Obey and I wrote that bill together, we consulted with each other, we had a couple of disagreements, we worked those out. We…

I didn't intend to speak on this until I read the bill, and I didn't have much chance to read the bill because it didn't go through any committee, and it was only introduced last night. But this bill is an illusion. It is not what it is…

I yield myself 2 minutes to pay tribute to a longtime staffer of this defense subcommittee. This is the first time that I have had the opportunity to bring a defense appropriations bill to the floor without having Kevin Roper sitting here…