Tim Huelskamp

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Cleaver

A day like today does not come often, Madam Speaker. In only a handful of instances in our Nation's history has our Constitution been amended. There can not be a better or more urgent time for this House and the Senate and the United…

A few hours ago, the President issued a veto threat to Cut, Cap, and Balance. While, of course, this was expected, it is still disappointing. It is disappointing because this legislation answers his demand that we on this side of the aisle…

Thank you. I appreciate the opportunity to speak today. I am very interested in learning what continues to happen every day in our other States, particularly our State to the south. Being from the State of Kansas, I would like to talk a…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Tonko

That is an excellent question. We tried to obtain a copy of that from the Department of Defense today and they refused to provide a copy. What I do have is an online three-page summary of the manual.

I rise this evening to ensure that America's military bases are not used to advance a narrow social agenda. Earlier this year, the Navy chief of chaplains announced that military chaplains who desire to perform same-sex marriages would be…

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 the opportunity to speak today. Clearly, there is one clear issue before us in H.R. 3, and it is whether or not Americans shall be required to fund the taking of innocent human life. It has been indicated that this is…

If we really care about the people, Mr. Chairman, there are currently 455 Medicaid waivers, and I ask that we allow the flexibility in the Medicaid system through a block grant system that returns the powers of federalism back to the…

We clearly have a choice here in Washington: We can maintain the same old status quo, which favors more spending, more taxes, and more Washington control, or the real American choice, making good on promises made to voters last year by…

As a freshman I guess I am a little confused here on the floor of the House listening to this debate about the budget. And I guess I am a little confused which party was in charge of this Chamber for the last 4 years as we ran up trillions…

We must focus our limited resources where they will most be effective, by reorienting NASA's mission back toward human space flight.

Together, we can develop and pass a budget that meets all of the unmet needs of Americans and that champions health equity to improve the health and well being, and thus life opportunities of all Americans.

making changes to Social Security and Medicare that would radically change the participation of retirees and near retirees in the current program is unfair and something I cannot support.

It is my belief that the commitments we make to the continuation of human space flight today will yield meaningful and sustained economic returns for decades to come.

Unfortunately, the Obama administration's budget for NASA cedes our historical dominance in human space flight to countries like China, Russia, India.

We all know that the Social Security trust fund will be exhausted by 2037, which means every retiree will see a 22 percent cut in benefits.

By ceding our leadership to other Nations, such as China, Russia, and India, we would be literally giving them the ultimate military high ground.

The President abandoned the Constellation program in his budget, calling for it to be canceled with no solid alternative or plan for the future.

Should Congress fail to step in where the administration has left a leadership void, we would be making an unacceptable compromise in our national security.

By failing to set priorities within NASA's budget, the administration has left NASA with no priorities.

Human space flight is a matter of national security.

Social Security is strong because all Americans contribute to it and believe in it.

The American people expect this Congress to finally cut up the credit cards and get spending under control.