I thank the chairman. It is for a good cause, and as I recall, I believe that the percentage of our GDP during the Second World War was perhaps up to 26 percent for a period of time there. There was a real, real commitment, and as those…

I would absolutely agree. I think pretty soon fall football practice will start, and I can't imagine a football coach inviting the other coach in to watch your fall drills, or ``Here is my playbook. Here is how we run these plays and here…

I thank Mr. Gingrey for leading this special order hour tonight and for stepping up front to stand up for freedom and liberty for the American people, for the Iraqi people, and one day, I hope and pray it is for all people on this planet…

Reclaiming my time. I pose the question to the gentleman from Massachusetts, and that is, Are you advocating that we send 150,000 troops to Afghanistan? I yield.

Reclaiming my time. I do appreciate the gentleman's sentiment on this. I know that you are right on the vote. I am confident that I can go back through the Congressional Record and pick out the rhetoric that supports my remarks. But I…

I would be happy to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite), also a cosponsor of this amendment.

I thank the former secretary of state of Michigan, and I now yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell).

I would be happy to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the next governor of the State of Oklahoma, and a cosponsor of this amendment, Mr. Istook. {time} 1530

No, this amendment does not impose restrictions on printing ballots in languages other than English.

The answer is ``no,'' this amendment does not change the Federal law that allows voters to bring their own interpreter.

there are really only two reasons that a person might ask for a ballot in a language other than English. One of those reasons would be if you are a naturalized citizen and you had received and earned your citizenship here. That is a…

it is a Federal mandate for foreign language ballots. Anybody can vote locally on that. But it takes away the Federal requirement for foreign language ballots and allows individuals to bring interpreters into the voting booth. That is…

I rose for the same point of order. The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman wish to be heard on the point of order? The Chair recognizes the gentleman from West Virginia.

this point of order is raised appropriately, and I concur with the gentleman from West Virginia in that it is legislation on an appropriations bill. It is actually a taxation. It is a revenue generator. It levies a tax on explosives and on…

I thank the Speaker for the privilege to address this House of Representatives. I came to the floor here to speak about a number of issues, but the subject matter, as often happens when I arrive here and listen to the preceding speakers…

I certainly appreciate the responsibility and the privilege to speak to you in this House and to represent my constituents here. I came over here to raise the issue on a number of bits of subject matter. And as I sat and listened, of…

Reclaiming my time, you and Mr. Gates both are giving nerds a good name. Taking up from there, the issue of the balanced budget by the people on the other side of the aisle. I spoke to what happened here in the nineties to balance the…

Thank you, my friend, Mr. Ehlers. I appreciate your input on that. I would say with regard to that, that I believe that there is a unique American character, a unique American culture; there is a vibrancy within this overarching American…

I bring an amendment here to the floor that strikes section 9012 from the bill. The bill language under 9012 says: ``None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Government of the United States to enter into a basing…

this amendment just simply states that there is a construction project in Los Angeles that would not be available for funding out of this bill, and it is about $300,000. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

as always, I appreciate the honor and the privilege of addressing the Speaker and, in doing so, addressing this Chamber as well. I know that the voices that come to this floor to make these addresses echo across America, as our Founding…

I thank the gentleman. I point out also to key into that point, that Stonewall Jackson may have been the most inspiring general in the South, but you cannot inspire people from the grave. Well, you can do that, but you cannot recruit…

I am suggesting that local government is directly violating the law, and this is the most expeditious way to get compliance of the Federal law.

I don't direct DHS to do anything under this amendment except to evaluate if the local governments are receiving funds under this appropriations and if they have a sanctuary policy that is on the books.

Yes, Mr. Chairman. I point out that the language of the amendment merely requires the Federal official administering these funds to comply with Federal law. A new duty is not required in the face of the amendment, and because we are simply…