mr. skelton: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. skelton: i request a roll call vote. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman request the yeas and nays? mr. skelton: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1411 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1411, resolution honoring the service and commitment of the 111th fighter wing, pennsylvania air national guard. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. critz, and the gentleman from texas, mr. conaway, each wi

mr. skelton got less but or yesterday afternoon. as chairman of the committee, and yet, when i asked about it, you had said you did not have time to read it, and understand the business of lies. on the other hand, you're attending a full committee hearing on these terrible things we do not like at arlington national cemetery, in your the inspector general of the army. you received an inspector general report from the department of defense involving a whistle-blower report. why could you not have found time to read this report and be prepared for questions about it? >> sir, i did read it. i told you i read it this morning. i got up. i read it. i have not had a chance to analyze the report that took almost 18 months for the department of defense inspector general to complete. i mean, that is the effect of it. >> but then you said you ventured a comment about it, which i thought was an incomplete, about it, and then when i asked you to clarify, you said you could not talk about it begins to figure had not analyzed it. it seems to me, w

mr. lewis: i'm proud to yield time to ike skelton's partner, buck mckeon, the ranking member on the armed services committee, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. mckeon: i thank the gentleman for yielding the time. i'm disappointed that the house democratic leadership would allow a vote on these amendments at this time. all three would go far to crip they will war in afghanistan and directly undermine the command for the chief. 24 hours ago, the senate unanimously confirmed general david petraeus as the new commander of the international forces in afghanistan, yet not a day later, here we are on the house floor taking dangerous political potshots at our troops' mission and the president's strategy to surge an additional 30,000 troops in the region. i strongly oppose all three afghanistan amendments before us. not only would they tie the hands of the command for the chief, but they send the exact wrong message to our allies and enemies alike at such a critical moment in our efforts in afghanistan. today, our newly confirmed command

mr. skelton, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1516 on which the yeas and nays were ordered. the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1516, resolution recognizing the 56thnniversary of the end of world war ii, honoring the service members who fought in world war ii and their families and honoring the service members currently serving in combat operations. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 408, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, thrules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the tabl

mr. lewis: i'm proud to yield time to ike skelton's partner, buck mckeon, the ranking member on the armed services committee, for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. mckeon: i thank the gentleman for yielding the time. i'm disappointed that the house democratic leadership would allow vote on these amendments at this time. all three would go far to crip they will war in afghanistan and directly undermine the command for the chief. 24 hours ago, the senate unanimously confirmed general david petraeus as the new commander of the international forces in afghanistan, yet not a day later, here we are on the house floor taking dangerous political potshots at our troops' mission and the president's strategy to surge an additional 30,000 troops in the region. i strongly oppose all three afghanistan amendments before us. not only would they tie the hands of the command for the chief, b they sendhe exact wrong message to our allies and enemies alike at such a critical moment in our efforts in afghanistan. today, our newly confirmed commander wal

mr. skelton: i thank the gentleman from wisconsin. today we take a vital step toward fulfilling one of congress' most basic and important responsibilities. we will provide men and women of the united states military with resources they need to carry out their mission in iraq and afghanistan. missions from which -- for which they are risking their lives. while i wish we could have sent the bill to the president sooner, passage of this bill today will ensure that funding is provided to the department of defense without operational disruptions. without this bill, the department of defense would be forced to use inefficient and costly budget work-arounds throughout the month of august. according to testimony in the armeder is -- that the armed services committee received last week, without this bill the department of defense would be forced in september to furlough thousands of civil ab employees and even be forced to reprogram funding to pay the troops. instead of passing this bill on a bipartisan vote we will uphold the traditions of co

mr. skelton died yesterday afternoon as chairman of the committee and when i asked about, you said you had not had time to read it. you are attending a full committee hearing today on these terrible things that we don't like at arlington national cemetery. you are the inspector general for the army and you receive the report from the department of defense involving whistle-blower reprisal investigations, why could you have not found time to read this report and be prepared for questions about it? >> i did read it. i read it this morning. i got it last night. i have not had a chance to analyze the report that took almost 18 months for the department of defense inspector general to complete. that is the fact of it. >> then you said you've ventured a comment about it which i thought was an incomplete, the ballot and when i asked you to clarify, you said you could not talk about it because you had not analyzed it. you said you were not adequately prepared to add to the committee's questions. >> mr. johnson. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i share the outrage that you expressed as well as feelings