Charles W. Stenholm: “I misspoke. But if Members on this side would have an amendment of which we believe would be a better way to proceed…”

I appreciate that. I hope that the chairman and ranking member understand the concern here. As I said before, I have always followed the recommendations of the Air Force. We have some concerns, we are standing down the 13th bomb squadron…

We did it in 1997. It was Democrats like me that stood up with Republicans and got it done.

You have spent more, period, and that record stands up. All we are talking about today is a simple resolution saying, let us put us all under the gun. If you put your budget on the floor under pay-as-you-go, I will have to vote for it, if…

You are mischaracterizing my amendment. We are suggesting that the tax cuts be extended through next year. You are describing something that is not going to happen in my amendment, leaving a wrong impression with the people that might be…