mr. eni faleomavaega. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, and the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. faleomavaega: i thank the distinguished gentleman of our committee on foreign affairs to allow me to talk about the proposed legislation. despite our situation in afghanistan, i do say i have the utmost respect for the gentleman from ohio for bringing this resolution for purposes of public debate among our colleagues. i also want to say that i associate myself with the remarks made earlier by my colleague from georgia, mr. kingston, in saying why not, why not debate the issue? this should be something that we should not deprive ourselves of the idea of understanding it more of the situation we're dealing with in afghanistan. madam speaker, after eight long years in that country for the united states and 30 years of the afghan people, i remain skeptical that adding 30,000 u.s. troops and focusing more on local and provential governments will bring success in afghanistan. do i of course wa

mr. faleomavaega: every member and remarks should -- the speaker pro tempore: every member and remarks. mr. tiahrt: thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: i yield to an army ranger, mr. davis from kentucky. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 45 seconds. mr. davis: this bill will define the america will be in america, rationed care and intrusive bureaucracy. they are thwarting the will of the american people, taking them on a head-long rush towards socialism. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house will be in order. conversations in the back and in the aisles should be taken somewhere else. on both sides. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. this is based on a false premise that every need a person can have on earth can be met by government. like the worshipers bound in blood and sacrificed on the alter of political expediency, it violates taxes, policed by the i.r.s., intrudes on free choice and hurts seniors. i stand firm in my opposition to t

mr. faleomavaega: i ask unanimous consent to revise my remarks in total opposition to my friends who opposethe legislation on the other side of the aisle but in full support of this most historical bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman will be charged. mr. mcgovern: i reserve the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts reserves the balance of his time. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, my colleagues are very curious as to whether any time was taken from the other side. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman was charged. mr. dreier: just wanted to make sure. appreciate your fairness, mr. speaker. this time i'm happy to yield one minute to the gentleman from alabama, mr. bachus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. bachus: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, in our declaration of independence our forefathers declared that we're endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights. the first was life. yet this bill would permit the public funding of abortions and a number o