John Spratt: “I want to welcome everyone to our hearing this morning on The Social Safety Net: Impact of the Recession and of the…”

Mr. Garrett. I thank the chairman and I thank the witness, Dr. Romer, for being here today.

I ask unanimous consent that before concluding that members who did not have an opportunity to ask questions of our witness be given 7 days to submit questions for the record.

I was a member of Congress and served on the House Armed Services Committee, when the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy was adopted. It was a clever solution, but the policy and its consequences deserve an updated review. The Secretary of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and rise in emphatic support of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. This bill, as befits its title, makes record investments in our Nation's military, authorizing $725…