I want to thank Ranking Member Smith for yielding and also wish to thank Chairman McKeon, both of them, for their hard work on this bill and working so collaboratively on behalf of the men and women in uniform and for our national…

Impending budget cuts under sequestration pose a serious risk to America's leadership in a variety of areas. The one in particular that I want to focus on today is the serious risk to America's leadership on a clean-energy economy and to…

On rollcall 609, H.R. 5997, as amended, I was unavoidably detained and missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

November is National Family Caregivers Awareness Month, a time to honor the work of over 65 million family members who sacrifice every day to care for their loved ones with special needs. Whether they have a father with Alzheimer's or a…

I was unavoidably detained on rollcall No. 604. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Mr. Speaker, today we have the opportunity to talk about our vision for the future and the path our country must set upon in order to remain competitive in the global economy and also…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to thank Ranking Member Grijalva and Chairman Bishop and their staffs for working to bring this bill to the committee and to the floor today. I would like to thank my good friend…

I thank the ranking member and the chairman, and I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Engel

I rise to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues and good friends, a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and the ranking member of the subcommittee, Mr. Dicks. First of all, I'd like to thank the…

In this vein, I'd like to talk about the decades of investment that this Congress and the Department of Defense have made into directed-energy weapons research. More specifically, I'd like to direct them to a recent report by the Center…

I thank the chairman for his and the ranking member's commitment, and I certainly look forward to working to realize the potential of directed-energy weapons and to harvest the Nation's past investments in this family of technologies. With…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''. Page 35, line 15, after the…