Andrew P. Hunter

From the mountains of Afghanistan to the desert country of Iraq to the jungles of many hemispheres, Special Operations and Special Forces personnel in the U.S. military are cognizant of an individual in this House who works for them night…

I might add the gentleman who just spoke, the gentleman from Texas, has been to the warfighting theaters more than any other Member of either body in this Congress and we appreciate his great efforts. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the…

We are at a crossroads on a lot of our defense weapons systems. There is no one more capable or better trained to lead in these very important decisions than the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon), who is the chairman of the Tactical…

I wanted to yield at this time to the gentleman who chairs the Projection Forces Subcommittee, the wonderful gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Bartlett), who lives on the Monocacy River and spends so much of his time and has spent a lot of time…

That is correct. As the gentleman knows, I have long supported efforts to protect American businesses and workers from illegal trade practices. Unfortunately, the conferees were unable to come to an agreement that would allow us to include…

We have got only one speaker left, so I would ask my colleague from Pennsylvania to close on his side if he could.

Let me ask, Mr. Speaker, we have the right to close on this side? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Terry). Yes.

But I am going to allow you to vote ``yes.'' Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). The Chair would advise Members that it is improper to walk in front of a Member speaking in the well. Mr. McGOVERN…

I am going to vote against a precipitous termination of our deployment in Iraq. Mr. McGOVERN. You are going to vote against the Hunter amendment. Thank you for voting against your own amendment.

Do not go too far in praising me. My son did serve a couple of tours in Iraq, but just like lots and lots of other sons.

I just would like to end by saying I think one way we can remember Admiral Stockdale is to keep our country strong and be faithful to those who served, including Admiral Stockdale. ____________________

Let me extend my thanks, and I know on the other side of the aisle the leadership and membership extend their thanks, to all of our great staff people who did such a wonderful job putting this bill together and bringing it to the House…

We are gathering our speakers, and I would hope my colleague, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Skelton) would be able to lead off with his speakers, so I reserve my time.

Any support work, since we are not doing a lease, support work obviously is entirely appropriate that that be competed, and I know that there are organic depots, as well as private sector, that look forward to engaging in that.

Yes, we understand how important ferromanganese is for steel production in the U.S. We certainly do not intend to ask the Secretary to perform the impossible by forecasting the future with absolute certainty. We are just asking for his…

This amendment is practical, it is a smart thing to do, and we support it very strongly.

I just wanted to go through a few more of the deadly mistakes that the Menendez substitute does in contravention of what the Commission said. They take away from the military, military communications. They take away intelligence…

And the Kurdish mothers who died there by poison gas, with their babies in their arms, those were representations of real inhumane treatment.

Mentioning the President reminded me of something Saddam Hussein said, because the other day when he got to have his say in court, which is something he never gave the people that he oppressed, he said words to the effect that he would not…

No. In fact, you know what I saw, The Washington Post had a front page article about the prison mess, and what they devoted the front and center to their front page on one day was that some prisoners in Guantanamo had asked for sugar in…

I was reminded very strongly about what we displaced in Iraq when we got rid of Saddam Hussein, because one of the lead surgeons there had a videotape that was done by Saddam Hussein's agents as they amputated the hands of businessmen who…

It is interesting, we do a lot of things here that have some import and affect the ways our troops operate. But seeing those guys and ladies in 120 degree heat in Iraq and cheerful is an extraordinary experience.

Yes, Mr. Chairman. I am arguing that they should be using other money other than this demo money. The demo money is supposed to be used for the benefit of the off-road community and put into recreational areas, campgrounds, et cetera.

For the Endangered Species Act they have the money to enforce. They are using it for monitoring studies which are used to discover the existence of endangered species which in turn has been used in public lands throughout the West.

That is one thing this President has done in moving so aggressively because lots of people cautioned him to hold back and wait and delay; and by moving aggressively, he kept the terrorists off balance. Many people have said, well, how come…