Steven Holt

I thank my friend from California. And here I join the New Jersey Presidents Council, which represents all the institutions of higher education in New Jersey, in support of this legislation, as well as the Association of Independent…

Although the Land and Water Conservation Fund is authorized to receive $900 million annually from oil and gas leasing revenues, Congress must appropriate those funds after they have been deposited from the revenues. Taxpayers aren't…

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 Washington will be postponed. Amendment No. 17 Offered by Mr. Markey The Acting CHAIR. It is…

May I ask the amount, please, of remaining time. The Acting CHAIR. Both sides have 1 minute remaining.

You may think that the gentleman from Washington has suddenly decided that he's going to accelerate renewable energy deployment in the United States; but the fact is, no, he has not gotten religion. This is not intended to accelerate…

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 954, after line 19, insert the following: SEC. 17603. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND LOCKBOX…

This amendment comes from both sides of the aisle. I'm joined by Mr. Murphy, Mr. Bass, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kind, and I see Mr. Dold of Illinois here. Almost five decades ago, the Land and Water Conservation Fund was created on a…

I rise to claim time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank my friend from New York. This is an important subject. As previous speakers have made clear, birth control is fundamental to women's health, just like cholesterol testing and any number of other things. And decades of evidence show…

When this body last considered legislation to institute a ``line-item veto'' during the 109th Congress, I joined 171 of my colleagues in voting against it. Today, we again find ourselves considering a similar measure, and, once again, I…

Let's put this in the category of actions have consequences. Last year the City of Trenton was forced to lay off nearly one-third of its uniformed law officers. My State's capital now has the same number of police officers on the rolls as…

I thank the gentleman from Maine for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is a simple motion. We want to ensure that unemployment funds are used for those who are unemployed. We want to make sure that unemployment funds, as promised, are given to…