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 277, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $7,400,000)''. Page 359, line 13, after the…

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 Kansas will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Sec. 1739. The…

I offer this amendment to return just under $8.5 million to the United States taxpayers by sending $8.5 million to the deficit reduction account. {time} 1750 In November, America elected a different set of leaders to this House of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 273, line 6, insert ``(reduced by $8,458,000)'' after the aggregate dollar amount. On page 359…

I rise in strong opposition to this amendment that would eliminate funding for the Presidio Trust. The Presidio was in continuous use as a military post from 1776 until 1994. An Army installation, the post was closed in 1994 as part of the…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I move to strike the last word, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I greatly thank the Chair of the full committee. I yield back the balance of my time.

I oppose the gentleman's amendment that reduces the Fish and Wildlife Service by $7.5 million. The gentleman says that it is aimed at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, although it doesn't say so. But whether it is or not, it's…

I would support, though, the motion that this is out of order and trust that it will be ruled as such. The Acting CHAIR. Does any other Member wish to be heard on the gentleman's point of order? If not, the Chair will rule: To be…

Reclaiming my time, it is the case that Mr. Flake's amendment addresses a very important issue, and that's duplicative processes and duplicative agencies. As a former soldier, there is nothing I care more about than making sure we take…

I would just like to add that I came from that very sector, small business. Until 45 days ago, I was running one, and I understand how small business works. What we don't need is government taking our money and handing it back to folks…

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 22, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $15,000,000)''. Page 22, line 20, after the…

I can understand that there are a lot of jobs at stake, there's politics, there's regional economies, and so on, to be considered in this issue. I don't particularly have a dog in the hunt, but I'd like to share with you why I disagree…

Similar to the Small Business Innovation Research, this is actually one of the very most important things we can be doing within the defense budget, not just for national security, but equally for our national economy. This is the line…

I can understand why our colleagues from Illinois have offered this amendment. Assertions recently surfaced about the inability of the Osprey to operate in hot conditions, high altitudes or from U.S. Navy ships. But the fact is that these…

I have been on the Appropriations Committee for 17 years. Eleven of them were under Republican control, eight under a Republican President. And I'm proud of the investments that we've made in this country during those 17 years. We were…

Let me begin by thanking Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Dicks for the hard work that they did on the Defense appropriations bill. It was yeoman's work in difficult and challenging fiscal times to present a defense budget that makes…