I thank the gentleman for yielding. I hesitate to speak of course, lest we get off message, but I am going to take that chance in any event. I have had the opportunity of serving for a long period of time with Mr. Lewis, Mr. Rogers, Mrs…

Ladies and gentlemen, I know the consternation that exists with respect to our schedule and when we are going to leave. I want to announce what I believe to be the balance of the schedule tonight. I would hope that it would include, but…

Thank you very much, Speaker Halvorson. I appreciate your presiding over this historic piece of legislation. I want to thank my friend Bart Gordon. Chairman Gordon has been an extraordinary leader of this committee, an extraordinary member…

Ladies and gentlemen of the House, the situation we find ourselves in at this point in time is as follows: I have talked to the leader. He has talked to Senator McConnell. They cannot assure us that they will be able to either pass…

Ladies and gentlemen, the House as all of you know, as is too often the case, we are at a point in time in our schedule where, as I said, too often we find ourselves on the brink of a CR or some other document expiring which leaves the…

I thank the distinguished chairman of the Armed Services Committee, one of the great leaders with whom I have had the opportunity to serve over these last three decades, a man of great character, extraordinary intellect, and unbridled…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. We have just come through a wrenching election. Wrenching, in large part, because of the pain being experienced by our constituents, some more than others. A pain that they're experiencing in part…

Reclaiming my time, I will tell you what I think about that. Their concern seems to be for the morale of the troops, of the performance of the troops, which is exactly why we said, and I tell my friend, in May, Let's ask the troops. And…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I rise in strong support of this amendment. It is never too late to do the right thing. And that is the proposition that is before this House, the proposition that we are going to, as Barry…

The U.S. Capitol features statutes from every State in our union--statues that honor some of the most memorable and influential people in America's history. The people of the District of Columbia are part of our union, as well: They pay…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I thank the two distinguished United States Senators from Minnesota for joining us this evening on the floor. This is a sad day for America--not this particular day--but it is a sad event that an…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me 1 minute. I am about to lose my magic 1 minute, and I lament that fact, but it is a fact. But I have not lost it yet. I am going to use that minute to speak for children who didn't break the law, who…