May I inquire as to how much time we have remaining on our side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

At this time I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Coffman).

We support the authority of our President to relentlessly hunt down those who attacked us on 9/11 anywhere, at any time. But we do not support the right of this or any future President to wage war anywhere, at any time, and I believe…

Reclaiming my time, I think the gentleman's distinction makes sense. We have spoken to the Navy about this, and the Navy's objection is predicated upon its concern that there could be an impact on the litigation that is pending that I made…

Ladies and gentlemen of the House, I share my friend from Texas' goal, but I don't share his way of meeting that goal. I certainly think that any uniformed person who reports something that they are reasonably suspicious of should be…

I thank my friend for yielding. I think there's universal agreement that we all want the finest quality education for all children and in this case for special needs children. I actually think that the effect of this amendment is to narrow…

One of the questions, Mr. Chairman, that this body and the administration often face is whether a certain task is best performed by employees of the Department of Defense or whether that task is best performed by those working for…

I thank my friend for yielding. My objection, respectfully, to this amendment is it supplants the decision of the commander in the field with the judgment of the Congress. I frankly agree that there are very, very few circumstances I could…

I thank my friend for offering the amendment. We are inclined to oppose the amendment on the following grounds: in 2005, Congress enacted the Sunken Military Craft Act and the principal purpose of that law was to preserve U.S. sovereignty…

I thank my friend from Virginia for yielding. I am entirely sympathetic to my friend from California's view that it is probable, maybe even certain, the Defense Department could function with fewer civilian employees than it does right…

I'll repeat it. We are spending about $110 billion a year to help finance the Government of Iraq and Afghanistan. I would rather see that $110 billion a year reduce our deficit. Would the gentleman support that? Mr. McHENRY. Does the…

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McHENRY. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey. Madam Chair, I would ask my colleague, where is his plan on entitlement reform?