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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

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: Beginning at page 69, line 1, strike title XIV. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

Congressional Record · 2016-02-26
Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chair, how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beyer) has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman) has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chair, with respect for my friend from Virginia, there is nothing in the amendment that suggests or requires background checks for people wanting to use public shooting ranges--in fact, just the opposite. All we are asking is that…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chair, H.R. 2406 would increase Federal assistance made available in the Pittman-Robertson Act for construction, operations, and maintenance of recreational shooting ranges on public lands. I, myself, am an avid outdoorsman and a big…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

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 9, strike ``and'' after the semicolon at line 14, strike the period at line 16 and…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I simply take a minute. Since we have no amendments on leaded bullets or lead in fishing, this may be the only time it is germane to clear up an issue from our debate yesterday evening. The gentleman from Virginia (Mr…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

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 Missouri will be postponed. Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Newhouse The…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

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 Virginia will be postponed. {time} 0930 Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Jackson…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chair, all I need is just a few seconds to point out to my friend from California that many of the things that he objects to are irrelevant and not germane to this amendment. We are not asking for background checks. We are certainly…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

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. 15 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska…

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the manager's amendment, although I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Speaker, San Carlos Park, Florida, June 8, 2014: Maria Navas, 29 years old; Allison Navas-Sanchez, 10; Sophia Medina- Navas, 5; Mia Medina-Navas, 2. Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 2015: Charles Lewis, 28 years old; Tyrone Spikes, 28…

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John Fleming
@johnfleming· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 2406, the SHARE Act, which would allow hunters better access to and from hunting areas in the Kisatchie National Forest in northern Louisiana. The Louisiana Legislature passed House…

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John Fleming
@johnfleming· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I would like to just say in rebuttal to my good friend that it is very interesting the radical environmental lobby wants to set aside the forest for the enjoyment of humans. The only problem is they cut off all access through…

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John Fleming
@johnfleming· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I would just simply like to close and say let's think about the American people, and let's give the American people access to the valuable and beautiful land that we have here in this Nation. I yield back the balance of my…

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John Fleming
@johnfleming· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2016

Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Louisiana has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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John Fleming
@johnfleming· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2016

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: At the end of the bill, add the following: TITLE XVII--UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES SEC. 1701…

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