The Budget Committee is meeting right now down the hall. And in the Administration's budget, NOAA Fisheries was proposed to be cut by 5 percent.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for the perspective on corn. As someone who very much respects American agriculture, the worst thing is to have a drought. Around here, climate change is pretty controversial. We seem to slowly be moving…

Mr. Chair, 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 Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Polis The Acting…

Mr. Chairman, my amendment would strike the language that weakens the definition of exceptional events for air quality monitoring data. We know that air quality monitoring data is incredibly important and that Americans value clean air. I…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike subsection (h) of section 3 (relating to exceptional events). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

Mr. Speaker, in 1996, this region--the national capital region--had more than 60 orange ozone days, ozone layers that were hazardous to health, warnings given to people. Last year, we had 6, one-tenth of that number. And that is because of…

15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.

ISIS used Saudi Arabian textbooks up until 2015.

The Saudis, not always the Saudi Government but Saudi individuals... were aiding and abetting ISIS.

I think the more you pressure and do it publicly, in a very respectful way, you have to be careful...

This is a very important hearing, and I think we are all in agreement on the diagnosis and we are looking for the prescription.

What would the effect have been in your estimation if the vote in Cancun had followed this referendum, 7.2 million Venezuelans turning out in the referendum and overwhelmingly rejecting the prospect of a dramatic rewrite by the Maduro…

I was pleased to see the Trump administration state that they are looking at new sanctions against Venezuela.

I think sanctions should be supportive of the Venezuelan people. I think sanctions should farther come and should have farther economic pressure on the Maduro dictatorship.

Mr. President, I also take to the floor to talk about healthcare. I appreciate my colleagues who are here, earnestly pleading with all of our colleagues to be about a process--Democrats and Republicans and the committee process that we…

It's my initial impression that it is a tool that we ought to grant to the IC.

whistleblowers perform a valuable service to the agency and to the public

I just want to reiterate, should you be confirmed, that we would want your cooperation as this Committee continues to pursue all activities related to Russia's 2016 intervention in our presidential elections.