Gerald B. H. Solomon: “The gentleman raises a very, very good concern. As a matter of fact, when I mentioned that we had taken all of the…”

let me say to the previous speaker that yes, two plus two equals four. Fact: Why are liberals for this bill and why are conservatives against it? No question about it, this bill in its present form coddles criminals and makes it tough on…

The fact is that under this rule, no specific budget waiver is included. We are giving a blanket waiver but there is nothing in here that is going to waive the Budget Act specifically. Mr. Speaker, Members are entitled to know that and…

In just 1 hour from now this Congress is going to have the opportunity to live up to your rhetoric and, for the first time in many years, actually vote for a balanced budget. This country is drowning in a sea of red ink that has literally…

I yielded myself the remaining 30 seconds just to say one more time: You know, recruiting is where readiness begins. We depend on an all-voluntary military, and recruiting is the key to all our voluntary military has accomplished over the…