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 (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I am pleased to introduce this amendment, along with two of my colleagues, Representatives Charles Boustany and Garret Graves, both of Louisiana. My straightforward amendment would prohibit any effort to redirect funds allocated under the…

I think a large part of that is due to the regulatory environment.

This administration has been reversed by the United States Supreme Court more than any other administration in the history of the United States of America. There is nothing that this administration won't do to further its radical agenda…

I think Frank Keating, the president of the American Bankers Association, said we're losing one bank a day, 7 days a week.

We have heard the phrase ``land grab.'' This is an ocean grab. There is no cooperation here. This is dictation by the Federal Government to people that live along the coast of the United States of America. It is time to take our oceans and…

Don't you think more participation by the folks who are interested in starting a bank would be helpful?

I appreciate the gentleman's concerns. Over the last 30 years or so, the air quality in the United States has improved dramatically, despite the fact that we have seen huge increases in vehicle miles traveled, a 30-something percent…

In regard to the EPA, the gentleman from California cited an EPA finding on the benefits and my response to that--that it is not a regulatory program--but that is beside the fact. What it is, is a duplication of other programs. It is…

I hope you will implement that.

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 Alabama will be postponed. Amendment No. 21 Offered by Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico The…

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 76, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $100,000,000)''. Page 84, line 1, after the…

I am pleased to introduce this amendment with two of my colleagues, Representative Bill Flores of Texas and Representative John Fleming of Louisiana. Mr. Chairman, I represent coastal Alabama, and I have spent my entire life living on the…

I have an amendment at the desk related to the National Ocean Policy. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following…

I commend the gentleman from California for his and his colleagues' work on this bill. Madam Chair, my amendment would eliminate funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant program, saving taxpayers $100 million. Funds from this…

In closing, I want to thank Representative Adams for her leadership on the issue of HBCUs in general, for her leadership in the bipartisan caucus, and for advancing this particular piece of legislation. I want to thank all of our…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 809 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 809 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

House Resolution 809 facilitates the process to allow us to go to conference with the Senate on the National Defense Authorization Act. The resolution also provides for consideration of a conference report related to our efforts to combat…