Willie Hefner: “I think what we should do is pursue active funding for impact aid for our military bases for quality of life programs…”

first, they mentioned ``the two gentlemen from North Carolina,'' and I am one of them. I do not know if I am a gentleman, but as far as the decorum of the House, I certainly, if I offended anybody, I apologize. I am so sorry if I hurt…

Unfortunately, we have got an excellent defense bill. Our chairman, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha), has done a tremendous job. But the chairman of the Committee on Rules made a…

there is legislation in both bodies of this Congress that would place an excise tax which I think is very punitive and does not serve the purpose that I believe that we should be doing. I do not believe that anyone wants to support…

last evening we had a very contentious debate on the previous question and on the rule on this legislation. It was pretty much of a stretch, but we had something that was passed out to Members from the National Republican Congressional…