Every time a referendum is put up around this country to raise taxes, people vote for it.

Where will people get transit to get around?

How much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 9\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 5 minutes remaining.

I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas), ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.

There is no reason that we should have China as an enemy. We should certainly look for ways to work together.

I think the world would be better served if a nation like China were to step up and begin to take those sorts of greater responsibilities.

I think it is very important that we on this committee keep up to date on developments in China, both in terms of their foreign policy aims and also, most importantly, their military buildup.

He was an amazing man. I mean, I can't think of anybody who was more dedicated to the people who served in the military.

He went out of his way to work across the aisle to make sure that we always remembered what we were doing here, which was to look after the national security interests of our country and those who served and protected it.

We must ensure that our acquisition processes are efficient and effective.

He had a knowledge of military history and a dedication to the men and women who served which is unparalleled.

As this shutdown drags on--and I concur with the comments of my colleague from West Virginia--it is serious and having serious consequences. The American people are left to wonder why. Back here in Washington, D.C., you have all kinds of…