Richard B. Nugent

I think Mr. Cole really addressed the issue. In regards as to how it went down in the Rules Committee, he clearly addressed the issue on this floor in regards to his support of the rule, even though he didn't get everything that he wanted…

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

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 770 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 770 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

Shortly, I will be offering an amendment to the rule, which is necessary to alleviate the budgetary point of order that currently lies against the defense bill. In addition to clearing a point of order, we hope it will expedite the…

House Resolution 770 provides for the consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. It also allows for the consideration of the Executive Amnesty Prevention Act and for the California Emergency Drought…

I have none. Mr. McGOVERN. We have a couple, but they are not here yet. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am sad to say that this Congress is kind of ending the way it began, under a very closed and restrictive…

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…

I offer an amendment to the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 14, insert before the period ``and the amendment specified in section 5 of this resolution''. At…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on the Budget.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 8\1/4\…

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…

it just sends a really disheartening message that 'We really don't care about you.'

sequestration is going to be the death knell for our armed services if we don't correct that issue.

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter), the ranking member, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 694 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 694 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

H. Res. 964 provides for consideration of H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013. On Monday, the House had a full and thorough debate on H.R. 935. While the bill did not gain the two-thirds majority necessary to pass by…

I do not, Mr. Speaker. I want to reiterate my earlier announcement that all time is yielded for the purpose of debate only, and we are not yielding for other purposes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida does not yield…

We have heard a lot here today. A lot of it, I don't know exactly where they are coming from. But we have heard a lot of things today. Democrats would like to believe--or would like the American people to believe, or go to that…

The amendment treats the National Guard dual status military technicians as uniformed personnel in the event of furlough. Dual status technicians are uniformed full-time guardsmen, but a lot of their workweek falls into a legal gray area…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Chair, as a past sheriff, we utilized that equipment in a responsible way. All of the helicopters we had in our fleet were all surplus helicopters that flew as far back as Vietnam. Some of the…

I certainly do appreciate the ranking member's comments about other Federal employees, and I am the last one to malign Federal employees, but this is specifically in regard to--do you remember back when we passed the Pay Our Military Act…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I appreciate it. And, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your comments, and I appreciate the work that you have done on this. With that, Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

I have heard a lot of things in my life as a sheriff and in my 38 years in law enforcement, but I will tell you this: first of all, the Federal Government does not give local law enforcement or any law enforcement agency bombs. The…

I thank the gentleman for his consideration. What I would like to add to this is that the Air Force tested CHAMP on that delivery vehicle--a successful test, as it may be--and the testimony from those combatant commanders, the guys in the…