I am happy to cosponsor this amendment with the gentleman, because I feel this is the wrong place to put this $1.2 billion. This is an earthquake disaster relief bill designed to help the people who are going through a terrible ordeal in…

I do not believe we should cut the Department of Defense any further. We have cut it too far already. I believe we should keep a strong national defense, but this is the vehicle for this. In addition to that, they are putting all of these…

I find myself in a very difficult position because I support most of what has been said by the opponents of this amendment. I believe we have cut defense too far. I believe we need to make sure we have adequate military preparedness. But…

I am happy to cosponsor this amendment with the gentleman, because I feel this is the wrong place to put this $1.2 billion. This is an earthquake disaster relief bill designed to help the people who are going through a terrible ordeal in…

I appreciate the Rules Committee allowing an amendment sponsored by the gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr. Frank] and myself to deal with some cuts totalling about $1.2 billion. I would just like to say that the problem in California falls…

I find myself in a very difficult position because I support most of what has been said by the opponents of this amendment. I believe we have cut defense too far. I believe we need to make sure we have adequate military preparedness. But…

I am not for any further cuts in defense. I think that would be a tragic mistake, because we must have our readiness at a top level. But the fact of the matter is, this is a disaster relief bill for the people who are suffering in…

let me just say that we have been around here a long time. The gentleman and I have been here for about 10 or 11 years. The fact of the matter is, there will be more appropriation bills. There will be more supplemental bills. We all know…

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