I share with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle the concern that large, immediate, across-the-board cuts to the defense budget may well do damage to our national security.

I worry, just as Mr. Bartlett does, about my children and my grandchild right now and what they are going to wind up being the benefactors of that we do.

The U.S. military is the modern era's greatest champion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

We have to begin to confront that inconsistency if we, as policymakers, are going to have the political space to make the choices that need to be made.

I share the view that large, immediate cuts to the defense budget would have substantially negative impacts to the ability of the U.S. military to carry out those missions we assign them.

It is my belief that we are going to have to fix this problem from both ends--spending will have to come down, and we're going to have to fix the revenue problem.

Cuts to our Nation's defense, either by eliminating programs or laying off soldiers, comes with an economic cost.

We don't collect enough revenue to cover our expenditures.

Large, immediate cuts to the defense budget would have substantially negative impacts to the ability of the U.S. military.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished minority whip, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).

Mr. Speaker, consistent with the policy in here, it says: ``Congress does not support deploying, establishing or maintaining the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya.'' The resolution…