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I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 36, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. Page 38, line 6, after each of the first and…

Would it be possible for the people of Puerto Rico to come together and figure this out themselves, and then come to Congress and tell us what it is you want?

I strongly believe that the people of Puerto Rico should similarly be given the opportunity to exercise their right to establish a permanent, unalterable relationship with the United States, or to become an independent country, controlling…

It is high time we reached a consensus on a path forward for Puerto Rico to permanently resolve their political status.

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 the Northern Mariana Islands will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Yoho

I don't own the land. I am just bringing out facts here and bringing out the sentiments of my constituents. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from the Northern…

I thank Chairman Frelinghuysen very much. Mr. Chairman, let me put it this way. You have a piece of property, and it belongs to you in title. I come over; and without asking you if I could use your land, I come in with a yardstick. I bring…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands has 2 minutes remaining.

Many of us in this Chamber share a concern that the Federal Government has so much power and so many resources that it can overwhelm and even intimidate smaller State and local governments. The amendment I am offering responds to that…

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 new section: Sec. __. None of the funds made available…

We all agree that the Department of Defense has the responsibility to defend our Nation, but the Department also has a responsibility to clean up after itself when it contaminates our environment or threatens public health, and we in…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(reduced by $21,300,000)''. Page 16, line 24, after the…

I am offering an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for H.R. 1335, which was submitted to the Rules Committee by my colleague Mr. Huffman. Mr. Chair, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is a sterling example…

This month, 72 Samoans who were exiled to my home, the Northern Mariana Islands, will receive the ceremonial farewell they were never given--100 years late. In 1909, the 72 Samoans were exiled to the Mariana Islands by the Governor of…

Many of the people I represent, including the Governor of the Commonwealth and other elected officials, even argue that the process should be slower, should allow more time for the public and for technical and scientific experts to review…

If it were not for NEPA, the military might never have had to explain their plans to the public or estimate what the costs would be to our environment and way of life.

The people of the Northern Mariana Islands deserve the same protections of federal law as other Americans. Making sure my people get equal treatment is one of the reasons I came to Congress and equivalent treatment brings me to the floor…

I support S. 1086, reauthorizing the Child Care and Development Block Grant program. We all talk about jobs bills. Well, in my district, the Northern Mariana Islands, mothers and fathers in 200 families can go to their jobs every day…