My heart is heavy with grief tonight at this turning point for our Nation, Mr. Speaker. This vote will define the America we will have in the future: massive tax burdens, rationed care, and intrusive bureaucracy. Democrats are thwarting…

Mr. Speaker, I ask the gentleman's words be taken down for the false statements that he made about this conference to me as an Army veteran among others in the Chamber. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey will be seated…

Mr. Speaker, I will go ahead and close with these final remarks. Next year will be the 30th anniversary of my graduation from the United States Military Academy. When I am back there seeing these men and women who have served this country…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Now I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Stearns), an Air Force veteran and another distinguished member of the Veterans Committee.

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining on our side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has 8 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Michigan has 14\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, today the House is considering H.R. 4887, the TRICARE Affirmation Act. While I support the bill we have before us, I'm disappointed in another display of rushing the process. Speaker Pelosi said that we need to pass the health…

I now yield 4 minutes to the distinguished ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. McKeon). Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of H.R. 4887, which…

Now, Mr. Speaker, I'd like to yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, a veteran of Desert Storm and a retired United States Army Colonel, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Buyer).

As we revisit this event, we are correcting an egregious wrong that was done by oversight to not fully cover our veterans and those on active duty and their families. The fact that TRICARE would not fall into the so-called minimally…

Madam Speaker, I yield 10 minutes to the distinguished ranking member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Barton).