Richard B. Nugent

As to the thoughts of the gentlelady from Ohio, I appreciate her comments and her support for the military. With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am going to urge people to vote ``no'' on…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire from my friend how many more speakers he has on his side?

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Maine (Ms. Pingree).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maryland (Ms. Edwards).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. I would like to inquire of the gentleman from Florida how many additional speakers he may have.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Brownley).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York, the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on Small Business, Ms. Velazquez.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Capps).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maryland (Ms. Edwards).

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin), the ranking member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging…

I am a 10th Amendment person. I think it is up to the State.

We want to make sure that one vote per person, and I think this goes a long ways in ensuring that.

I want to make sure that, you know, for our allies, that they perceive that we are also looking out for them in regards to how we protect--or project.

By Dr. Payne's testimony and by Russia's own admissions in regards to what they have and what they have in their stockpile, they are clearly not in compliance.

The decisions you make will be difficult. As our $16 trillion debt indicates, those decisions have never been more necessary than they are right now.

If we do nothing--Social Security and Medicare, as we know it, will not exist for future generations.

I simply fail to understand why the idea of putting a budget in place is viewed by some as extreme.

In my opinion, keeping our promises to our seniors, making sure they are able to receive the benefits they have earned is a fundamental part of that mission.

I urge you to do everything you can to find a way that we can come together to save Medicare and to maintain its current form for as many people as we can without bankrupting the entire system.

I have promised my constituents I would do everything in my power to save and preserve Medicare for as many of them as possible.