Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $14,364,000) (increased by…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Massachusetts will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Crawford…

Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Russell).

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to mourn the loss of a great American patriot, Major General George W. Keefe, former adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard who passed away last week at the age of 79. A lifelong resident of…

Mr. President, first, I wish to thank Senator Blumenthal for organizing this block of time and for his continued leadership in the fight to protect women's healthcare. Today marks the 2-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to call attention to the outright assault on working people in America by the Trump administration. When candidate Trump ran and carried States like Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin, he promised to renegotiate NAFTA to…

Mr. Speaker, the 2016 election and its fallout highlighted what many Americans already knew, that special interests bankroll candidates in exchange for expected favors down the road and loopholes allow foreign governments to influence our…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $33,000,000)''. Page 28, line…

Protecting our diplomats overseas should be a top priority, which is why I was disappointed to see the Trump administration budget request a 28.4 percent decrease for fiscal year 2019 from 2018 enacted levels for Embassy security and…

This important resolution calls for continued U.S. support for NATO allies and the European Deterrence Initiative.

Putin's illegal annexation of Crimea and interference in European elections cannot be forgotten.

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Hudson The Acting…

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's comments. Mr. Chairman, I know, to some extent, we always seem to be making choices between near-term readiness requirements and long-term modernization efforts. I would submit, however, that that…

Mr. Chairman, as with the preceding amendment, this proposal addresses critical munitions shortfalls, this time by providing $33 million for Air Force AIM-120D AMRAAM procurement to match the NDAA. The same argument for Navy AMRAAM…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Gallagher The…

Mr. Chair, I would say I am all for finding efficiencies wherever we can get them, particularly in a very tight budgetary environment. That is why, in structuring this amendment, we need a concerted effort to prioritize the urgent…

Mr. Chair, may I ask how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Wisconsin has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.