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Majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. 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 minority whip limited to five minutes each. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 1 50 p. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. Brooks, for five minutes. Mr. Speaker, the band of brothers episode, why we fight, reminds me of an experience my father, jack brooks, shared with me. At age 23 dad was a combat engineer in general pattons army. Near wars end, dad was ordered to help at a german concentration camp. Dad and his fellow soldiers saw human boddings decomposing and stacked bike cord wood five and six feet height with lime sprinkled on them to retard spread of disease. Those camps helped my dad and america understand why we fought in europe. Today washington is in an epic political battle that will affect americas future for decades and centuries to ....