Tony Hall: “I oppose this closed rule, I oppose the declaration of war and the use of U.S. ground forces, and I oppose the motion to…”

Mr. Speaker, before I yield back the balance of my time, I would simply say that if I were to believe what has been said in the past few days, even the past couple weeks, even some of the stories I have read in the news, if I were to…

Mr. Speaker, I support the rule and I support the bill. The bill is not a perfect bill, but there is no perfect piece of legislation that I have ever seen pass the Congress or pass the House of Representatives. But this is an important…

Mr. Speaker, I would simply say that the rule is a good rule. It is in good shape. It is open. The bill is not a perfect bill. It is very hard to pass a perfect bill on an issue like Sudan, where millions of people have died. They have…

I rise today to respectfully challenge Secretary Donna Shalala. Madam Secretary, there is something sad out there that I would like you to see. At the National Nutrition Summit, you said: ``Except for a few isolated pockets, we have…