I appreciate the gentleman yielding. Can the gentleman explain why all of a sudden the new majority has decided to have a separate vote on one Department and risk the possibility of going to conference, say, with Military Construction but…

I reserve a point of order. The CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his amendment.

I'm not going to get into that tonight. I will be glad to send you a list when you verify the media reports and can come up with a list and talk about these organizations in a meaningful way instead of just putting a list here together and…

I want to commend the gentleman from North Carolina for his work during the years when he was chairman of this committee, and also this year on this bill and this provision. I have been down to the border and have seen these very large…

I again want to compliment the ranking member for his lucid description of the Department of Homeland Security's work on climate change. We have had a weather season that has been extraordinary. Whether this climate change that we're…

Why can't Homeland Security, with the Coast Guard and FEMA and all of these organizations, be part of the interagency effort? They're not wasting money on this. This is important research.

Again, FEMA responds to weather disasters, so they have got to be involved in the task force that is looking at climate change. I just can't believe that the gentleman really wants to do this.

I rise in strong support of the gentleman's position and against this amendment. By the way, Davis and Bacon were two Republicans. So they knew what they were doing.

I just want to know if I could get the address, you didn't mention that, where it's located, your company.

I move to strike the requisite number of words. The Acting CHAIR. Does the gentleman reserve his point of order or withdraw his point of order?

I rise in strong opposition to the gentleman's amendment. Executive Order 13502 gives Federal officials the option to determine if it is right for a particular construction project. There is no mandate. And if the gentleman has read the…

Reclaiming my time, I think it's fairly clear that the gentleman knows that the executive order is only to promote efficiency in Federal procurement. A project labor agreement is a pre-hire agreement that establishes the terms and…