Bipartisan, mr. Speaker, the house is not in order. Gentleman is correct. The house is not in order. I rise to present a bipartisan bill outlining the funding for the next two fiscal years and funding for the government through march 23, providing muchneeded supplemental funding for Disaster Recovery and raising the nations debt ceiling. This legislation will help our legislation will forward without the threat of a slowdown threat of a shutdown. This bill will also allow us to move past the destructive cycle of continuing resolutions, which undermine the appropriations process and promotes only more uncertainty and doubt about our government and this congresss ability to function. And to meet the needs of those we represent. I am pleased this legislation includes an agreement reached on a bipartisan basis by house and Senate Leaders on spending caps for both fiscal year 2017 and 2019. Is aially important substantial increase in funds for national defense. Our donation faces multiple s
The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from the gentleman from oregon, mr. Blumenauer for five minutes. Mr. Blumenauer thank you, mr. Speaker. One of the most difficult and challenging situation any family faces is dealing with circumstances surrounding the end of life. Earlier this week, n. P. R. Ran a fascinating story on a little known fact that physicians die differently than the rest of us. They are more comfortable, theyre more likely to spend their final days surrounded by loved ones. They seldom die in an i. C. U. Or in a hospital setting. Thats because doctors understand what works and what doesnt. Doctors are very clear about their wishes, and they choose quality of life and concern for their families as well as their own well
Seriously considered. Senator mccain has already referenced them. One is i think we have to take a hard look at overhead. The army but not just the army but the military across the board, all of the services to include department of defense are very very Large Organization with a big bureaucracy with a significant overhead. A second is acquisition. As already previously mentioned, theres a considerable amount of cost and in many cases waste in the acquisition process. We need to get that under control. And the third and final piece that i think is worth taking a look at theres a wide variety of emerging technologies that could in the outyears could lend itself to automated processes and reducing either manpower or manpower costs, compensation cost over time. Thats three big areas that would want to lock at if confirmed. We have russia creating a looming threat in europe, we have the pacific and chinas expansion or i should say increased activity there. We have the ongoing war in the mi
I introduced a bill that reforms the the act to provide greater congressional oversight and to protect against the throat of Nuclear Proliferation. When the president says it is this will deal or go to war there is another option. Lets not forget about the agreement that was withdrawn by the Bush Administration in 2008 because the president could not certify that russia was not providing nuclear and advanced nuclear advanced weapons. Iran can buy Nuclear Missile ap weapons from the russians. Next on the list what the list with vietnam and allowed vietnam to enrich. The the agreement. I opposed that agreement because it allows china to enrich. Jordan and the uae, are not allowed to enrich based on their agreement, but bad actors china, russia and vietnam, oh they can enrich. Et doesnt make. Page 5 line 13 of the general provisions of the agreement states that the nations will quote, cooperate as a appropriate in the Nuclear Energy and engage in willp am projects oose detailed in a nmp n
Did you have a sense at all of whether the cabinet secretaries were speaking to the whole house in their briefing, or maybe just to the concerns of a crosssection of democrats who would be the ones to protect the white house . It was a classified discussion of a very important treaty. I dont see any other motives except to exploited in the way that would encourage us to vote for. Was there any part of the briefing that was contentious or disrespectful . One of your colleagues says john kerry was in respectful. I did not see that at all. All i can tell you is that if we pass this treaty, you can count on the fact that the United States will not be supporting the democratic elements in iran, who are the real solution to the threat to world peace. This goes on boy back to the time when the president first was president and he had all these demonstrators in the street in iran, asking, what side are you one . And our president didnt speak up. If we pass this treaty, that will be held over o