Jason Chaffetz

I would hope this body would take this amendment with the same pace we did the mohair subsidies, but perhaps not. This amendment seeks to eliminate the cotton and peanut storage payments that we have been making. I would point out to my…

This is a simple amendment to limit the subsidies for mohair. Mohair is something that back in World War II we needed for our military uniforms. The problem is we haven't used mohair in our military uniforms since the Korean war, and yet…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $43,000,000)''. Page 8, line 18, after the first dollar…

Thank you. I will be brief, Madam Chair. I recognize the spirit in which you are doing this, and I appreciate the process and the back-and-forth. I did want to say for the record, I would join with the gentlewoman from Texas, and I have…

This amendment deals with three different services within the Department of Agriculture. The idea and the goal of the situation here is that perhaps they could take a reduction in funding, not totally zero them out, and really look at…

This is a defining moment for us as a people. This is a defining moment for this body. This is a defining moment for the United States Constitution. With the civil war in North Africa, there is no clear and present danger to the United…

I would like to yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch), and I ask unanimous consent that he be allowed to control that time. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Vermont will control the time…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah will be postponed. Amendment No. 59 Offered by Mr. Rohrabacher The Acting CHAIR. It is…

We need to understand that we don't need to treat Afghanistan any different than we do the rest of the world. The reality is we have the very best fighting force in the world. We have been highly successful, but let's understand that…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 30 seconds remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following new section: SEC. 1217. SAFE WITHDRAWAL OF UNITED…

The Federal Government has failed under two different types--very different types of administrations to wean our way off of the need to import oil from overseas.

I understand the gentleman has additional speakers. I am happy to yield an additional minute to the gentleman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri now controls 2\1/2\ minutes.

The United States of America is the greatest country on the face of the planet. We have overcome challenge after challenge for hundreds of years. What makes America great is that entrepreneurial spirit, that can-do attitude, that idea that…

I would like to inquire of the remaining time. We have no additional speakers except myself. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Utah has 3 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Missouri has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

In order to say that we don't offer a proposal to privatize Social Security. We do not do the things that were just said on this floor. Nevertheless, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Rokita). (Mr. ROKITA asked and was…

I yield myself 3 minutes. Madam Chair, I am so glad that we are going through this process this year. I think this is a healthy part of what we do as the United States, what separates us from a lot of other countries. And I'm glad that we…

I appreciate the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of this rule. I think the American people deserve an opportunity to have their Representatives vote on the funding of NPR. Now, let's also make sure we keep this in context because…

Aaron Nemelka, Carlos Aragon, Nigel Olsen, Matthew Wagstaff: Since I have been in office, these are the gentleman who have lost their lives in Afghanistan. I honor them. I thank them. And as I have talked to each of their parents, they…

The United States Congress is the only place that I know of that we talk about trillions of dollars, trillion with a ``T.'' How much is $1 trillion? It is a number so large it is hard to get your arms around it. But if you were to spend $1…

Before I continue, may I inquire as to how much time I have left? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 15 seconds remaining.

I am going to be voting in favor of this resolution. The United States military is the greatest fighting force on the face of the planet. I could not be more proud of our troops who have served our country with such valor and such vigor…

One of the great urgencies that we have in this country is to get our fiscal house in order. We're paying more than $600 million a day in interest on our debt. Our debt has now accumulated to something like $14 trillion; and when we have…

Reclaiming my time, I would state that it is the overarching goal of the United States of America in every form to achieve peace. I think we are a very peaceful Nation. I think to the President, the Congress, the State Department, the…

What I do think we do have to take more seriously are some of the threats that do come across. Every member in Congress on both sides of the aisle unfortunately does get an array of threats.