The committee has a long history of support for international sporting competitions. Ranking Member Visclosky and I will work with you to ensure that the remaining prior year balances appropriated for this purpose are spent for their…

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. I understand the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office's mission is to provide the families of servicemembers lost in battle or taken as prisoners of war with information and, in…

I reclaim my time, and I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Miller). The question was taken; and the…

Thank you for yielding. Our committee has long supported whistleblower protections. May I commend you on your two amendments today. You have got two in the win column and none in the loss column.

We commend you on your focus on prostate cancer and appreciate your limited remarks.

I am sure the ranking member and I would be pleased to work with you on this issue

I appreciate the gentleman's interest in defending our borders, appreciate your raising this important issue, and we support your amendment. Thank you for yielding.

I appreciate the gentleman bringing this important issue to my attention. A month or two ago you brought me together with some national leaders that are involved in modeling and simulation, and it was a real education for me. So like you…

I make a point order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill. Therefore, it violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule states, in pertinent part: ``An amendment to…

I have one additional comment. It is interesting that many of the press reports on this crisis situation--at least on the east coast--don't point out that many of these children are in military installations. I want to commend the…

Could we have it read so we know which amendment we are working on? Otherwise, I will reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will continue to read. The Clerk continued to read.

Let me stipulate at the onset that the A-10 Thunderbolt is a tremendous aircraft. We have heard it from somebody who piloted one, and certainly we are listening to our colleagues from the respective States that have A-10s, and they could…