Sherwood Boehlert: “I would point out, we did not raise this issue. We were offering no amendments until we needed to respond to the base…”

Just let me say to the gentleman from Illinois how much we value his many contributions to the committee and how much we look forward to a continuing productive working relationship. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as she may consume to…

I was asked to lead a delegation for a mission to Iraq and Afghanistan. That delegation included the distinguished gentlewoman from California (Ms. Harman), the ranking member of the committee, and there were four others. There were six of…

I rise to reluctantly claim the time in opposition, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, this might have been a reasonable amendment a couple of years ago, and, guess what? We are used to expecting reasonable…

what a pleasure it is to come to the floor, as I just left Colonel Eileen Collins and Wendy Lawrence and the rest of the STS-114 crew; and they are an inspiration to all of us, not just those of us in this Chamber but to people around the…