I thank the gentleman, and I certainly thank the chairman for his comments. Right now the Veterans' Affairs Committee is meeting to find out more information on the dastardly knowledge of so many veterans who may have died on a secret…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. DelBene The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

Today is June 19, an ordinary day in the lives of many, many Americans. That is why it is important to come to the floor and wish so many in our Nation Happy Juneteenth. For some, that may be a foreign terminology. But we are now in the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. _. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Let me thank the chairman of the subcommittee and, as well, the ranking member for the courtesy of your staffs and for the work that this committee is doing on behalf of our Nation. Mr. Chairman, I rise today as the ranking member of…

This is a daunting time to be on the floor of the House during Defense Appropriations, and I add my appreciation to the chairman and to the ranking member for the bipartisan approach with which they have treated our men and women. As we…

I thank the ranking member very much. I would like to conclude, but I thank you for this support and make this statement as I conclude. Breast cancer has been just about as brutal on women in the military as combat. More than 800 women…

I thank the gentleman. This must be a unified effort. Frankly, the President is right to be deliberative. We yet do not know, as I speak--there may be some news announcement--what his decision may be. But I do believe he has done the right…

I thank the gentleman, and I certainly appreciate the gentleman's very expansive assessment on the two underlying bills that we are about to address today. Let me, first of all, say that I live in a community of a very major veterans…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $500,000)''. Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 29, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. Page 33, line 11, after the dollar amount…

I, again, add my appreciation of the chairman and ranking member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and add my appreciation of their concern for the health and welfare of the men and women of the United States military. Their…