reclaiming my time, I just do not understand. We know it is going to take longer. I do not understand why we would be forced to go through this same administrative procedure every week. We know we are going to pass the CR. I just do not…

I just heard somebody mention Halliburton. This $87 billion is not about loans or grants; it is not about Halliburton or Bechtel. This is about a war that we are committed to. We voted for this war. Whether individuals voted for it or not…

I think because the Red Sox are ahead, the gentleman has gotten really vigorous here in his opposition. He thinks he is on a roll here. No, we have tight control over the Pentagon. They do not do anything without coming to us. They ask us…

this bill will authorize the expansion of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, a National Park Service site in South Fork, Pennsylvania. Specifically, the bill will enable the National Park Service (NPS) to acquire adjacent properties…

I just want to say that the wife of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) was instrumental in pointing out to me that one young man did not get a Purple Heart, so the Commandant is going to present him with a Purple Heart on Thursday, I…

one of the problems we have with this amendment is it should be in the authorization bill rather than our bill. But at any rate, it would really be very difficult for us to apply something like this. I understand what the gentlewoman is…

the gentleman has talked to me, and I have talked to the chairman about this issue. This is a very delicate issue. We had the same situation in Philadelphia a couple years ago when they closed down the Navy yard there. The Navy insists it…

We were disappointed we did not have more requests for more teams. As a matter of fact, as the gentleman mentioned, we started this 12 to 13 years. The National Guard fought it initially, but now they see the importance. We think every…

Greg Dahlberg is a dedicated staffer. I have never seen a guy so dedicated. This guy is one of the finest people I know. It is completely bipartisan. He tries to get things done. He wants to take care of not only the military, but every…

There is no person that has more concern about the hospitals than him. In my latest campaign, all I heard from my hospitals, in a rural area, We need more reimbursement. These hospitals are bleeding. They are losing money. The biggest…

let me explain the problem. Last night, as my colleagues are aware, in my district we had a mine incident where we have nine miners trapped. The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers) offered an amendment which I was interested in and was…

from Pennsylvania to California to Wyoming to American Samoa, this is a piece of legislation that will be remembered long after we are gone, and a monument to some real heroes of this great country, which defines what America is all about.

we think this amendment is a very important area. We will take a look at it and see if we cannot add money to this field. There is no question in mind that the gentleman has hit an area that a lot of Members are interested in. We will take…

I have a problem here with the 16-hour delay. This supplemental has been sitting here for 2 months, and we got it up, and we complain about 16 hours' delay? The thing that worries me as much as anything is we have a shortfall on the…

I just hope that when Members vote on this, they will understand that we need more money in homeland security. We need to speed up the process of getting teams to combat biological and chemical warfare out; we need money for the borders…

the gentleman has made some good points and we are certainly going to take a look at this. As he says, we have based this on carefully conforming to a cut that we thought would not harm it, but we are certainly going to take a look at the…

Mr. Chairman, one of the points that I want to make, and I am not in the habit of speaking when I know a point of order is going to be made against legislation, but here is what we face: for instance, Bethlehem Steel has 18 retirees for…

I have not seen a copy of the bill, and nobody on this side has been able to explain to me what is in the bill. I know in an hour that it would be very difficult to explain the intricacies of a terrorism bill which would last for some…

Could I ask the gentleman, and he may not be able to answer this question, but could we not have gone to conference since the other bill was reported out unanimously? I just wonder, is there some reason that we felt like we had to take up…

I want to compliment the leadership in protecting the prerogatives of the Congress but protecting the prerogatives of the people of this great Nation with the largest supplemental that I have ever seen since I have been in Congress. I…

I am concerned that the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran) is getting into an area that has always caused a controversy in the Congress. I thought we spoke clearly a few years ago when we said 24 hours is what the check should be. I get…

In 1998 this House passed landmark legislation. We passed legislation trying to get the Justice Department under control. Some of my colleagues may remember Joe McDade, who was a personal friend to many of us and who went through 8 years…

I'm proud to have joined with Congressman Duke Cunningham in introducing this Constitutional Amendment to prohibit the desecration of the American Flag. The American Flag is recognized around the world as a symbol of freedom, equal…

we have 600 years of coal reserves underneath the ground. Even in my district people want to burn coal cleanly, and in order to burn coal cleanly we have to have research to do that. It is absolutely essential to my district, as well as…

Every administration has not had enough money for veterans' affairs, so I would urge the Members to vote against this amendment.