Lois Capps

I am honored to speak on this topic. I worked for decades in our Nation's public schools as a school nurse, and I saw firsthand in my community the tremendous effects that Head Start programs have for so many of our most vulnerable…

Doesn't the bill before us fund only a portion of the Federal Government? My motion to recommit would open up the entire Federal Government so that all of our education programs are there for all of our children and families. Can the Chair…

I wish to be heard on the point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California is recognized.

Yes, I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mrs. Capps moves to recommit the joint resolution H.J. Res. 84 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentlewoman opposed to the joint resolution?

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the joint…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this rule and the harmful underlying bill. Fifteen thousand families in my district on the central coast of California rely every day on the SNAP program to…

I thank my colleague from California, Tony Cardenas. And, yes, I do have a letter that I will share, but I want to discuss the matter in general first and thank my colleague for organizing all of us to be here to address a topic that is of…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, my friend from New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. Our Nation is facing a host of challenges: we need to end the sequester; we need to fund our government properly to avoid a…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on the passage of H.R. 1582, if…

I am very concerned about the transportation. Once a permanent site is found, how do we move this spent fuel safely?

Like it or not, nuclear waste is a reality. Part of that reality is that nuclear waste is going to be around for a long, long time, far beyond the lifetimes of our children and our grandchildren.