Richard B. Nugent: “I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van…”

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. May I inquire how many additional speakers the gentleman has?

I think I have made my frustrations readily clear in regards to how we got to the current NDAA. It is troubling to see how the Senate's failure to act is going to end up costing our troops. To me, it is just not right to the men and women…

I mean, it really is. And I know the President doesn't want to go there, but it is radical extremism in Islam across the globe that is affecting us and our friends across the globe.

If I could inquire, I thought the gentleman was closing. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, there is some confusion here that the gentleman may be offering to amend the rule. I am just trying to get a sense for what is going on over there before I…