It would be wrong. And I think unlawful in accordance to some of these states rules for a handful of people to go in a back backroom and switch it out because they're -- they don't like candidate any longer.

think about how much has happened over the last several weeks. We have had one Presidential candidate survive an assassination attempt. Our current President is dropping out of the race. We have had protesters burning an American flag and…

I stand before you with immense pride as we honor a remarkable leader and my mentor, Dr. Norman C. Francis. His commitment to advancing education through social justice transformed Louisiana and had a profound impact on this entire Nation…

Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 392. ____________________

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for yielding me time. This legislation funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It funds efforts like resiliency in my home State of Louisiana. It funds hurricane protection. It funds flood control. It…

Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 363. Stated against:

We have to stop the silliness. We really, really do.

Thank you, Mr. Doomes.

I want to thank Ranking Member Titus' patience as I went a little overboard.

Whenever the Department comes in and they put additional steps that are hurdles in the process, you are potentially lengthening, dragging out the amount of time it takes to actually achieve that environmental objective.

In this environment where Congress is sitting here fighting over everything, I take just a minute to reflect on this legislation. Every 2 years under Chairman Graves' leadership, we have seen this bill come up. This is a critical bill. It…

I thank very much my esteemed colleagues for the opportunity to be here. We are here to honor the memory of a dear friend and colleague, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a true stateswoman and a fierce defender of justice, fairness, and…

So, another question--and I am not a math whiz, but as I recall, there was an assessment that was done by, I believe, GSA--that found that 17 of 24 Federal buildings in the Washington, DC, area had occupancy rates of lower than 25 percent…

I appreciate the work that the GAO has done to help identify some of these concerns to the Congress.

The rough order of magnitude of savings that you noted seems like it would be more than worth it.

I am sure, my initial reaction when you said you needed money to save space. I am thinking that that seems a little bit backwards.

I thank the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee for yielding and for bringing this bill. Especially I thank Mr. Self for his leadership in working for so long on this important bill. Mr. Speaker, it is not often that we will walk…

$6 billion over 10 if we--and again, ballpark, I am not going to hold you to it, but just a ballpark range.