I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to express a few concerns. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, this amendment is…

Well, as lawyers we know who we represent. Our duty is to our constituents who voted for us.

It seems to me that the power of the purse remains maybe the only realistic option.

I wish that these sorts of amendments were unnecessary, but the way this administration plays fast and loose with its interpretation of the law, particularly through these administrative agencies, I am afraid it is necessary to protect a…

I have come to see more and more that the classical powers of Congress are being eroded.

The American people are getting frustrated, that we have individuals executing policies that affect their everyday life, driving up the cost of their whole existence based on legal theories that are so tenuous that it is almost…

I don't think this is democracy in action, and we have to be careful about how this all occurs.

The President's international climate agenda represents yet another grave threat to American sovereignty and our constitutional republic.

Our trust and confidence in the EPA leadership has sunk to an abysmal level.

I just want to again reiterate my thanks. In this commemorative year of the Selma to Montgomery March and so many pivotal moments, including our upcoming 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, I thank you for your…

It is one of my frustrations in this world that we have these short tenures of really sharp people like you.

We want an engine to be able to get our critical missions into space in a timely fashion.

I appreciate all of you all.

I am committed to ending our reliance on Russian rocket engines for national security space launch.

I think it is the responsibility of the Department of Defense and the government to make sure that industrial base is there for national security.

Good morning. I want to welcome everybody to our Strategic Forces Subcommittee hearing on 'Assuring National Security Space: Investing in American Industry to End Reliance on the Russian Rocket Engines.'

Before I get started, I think we all ought to take note today that this is the day of the funeral, those nine families in South Carolina. And it is a real tragedy.