Adam Smith

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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 clearly prohibits…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my friend and colleague, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Turner).

I reserve my time. Mr. McKEON. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my friend and colleague, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Forbes).

I now yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis).

I do oppose the amendment, and I will yield to my colleagues to explain our side. I will begin by yielding 1 minute to the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman).

I thank the gentleman for offering the amendment. I have no opposition. I support it, and I appreciate his bringing it to our attention on the committee. I urge the body to pass the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank Mr. Runyan for bringing this to our attention. He has explained it very well, and I think this body should support the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Throughout the bill--and we have an amendment coming up after this that is the same sort of thing. There is a lot of money in the defense budget that gets appropriated, and then for whatever reason we find out we can't actually build what…

I will claim the time in opposition. I am not opposed, but I am happy to yield 30 seconds of that time to Mr. McKeon to finish his statement. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes…

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 Washington will be postponed. Amendment No. 43 Offered by Mr. Buchanan The Acting CHAIR. It…

I just want to express my support for the amendment. Certainly, border security continues to be a challenge and a priority. The National Guard troops are helping. Now, in a bipartisan way, there is agreement on that, so I support Mr…

I rise to claim time in opposition, although I am not in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I will begin by yielding 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews). (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes.

I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I encourage Members to support this en bloc amendment. It will make the bill stronger.

I support the amendment. I have no speakers at this time; so I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Garrett).