I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands is recognized for 5 minutes.

I cannot support this amendment because it is duplicative of requirements already in place and will waste limited agency resources through additional burdensome requirements. On January 18, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order…

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 Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Meadows The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

The fact that the esteemed gentleman of North Carolina is willing to work with me means that it has been a wonderful day for me, and I am just so glad because I understand, although I don't always agree with everything that he says, and I…

I do not oppose this amendment. However, like the manager's amendment, it does nothing to improve the bill. This amendment, in fact, really does not move the needle at all. Agencies, including the Office of Management and Budget, are…

I am just so grateful that my colleague is interested in making investments, monetary investments, with taxpayers' dollars. I will be looking to him and his other cosponsors and supporters when we are looking for investing in working class…

This manager's amendment does not fix the flaws in the bill we are considering. One of the major flaws in the bill is the authority it gives to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to hold up rules indefinitely. This amendment…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands is recognized for 5 minutes.

We are opposed to the bill because we have received letters and concerns from a cross section of Americans, a cross section of organizations, who recognize that this is not really a codification of an executive order, but this is overreach…

My amendment is simple. It rescinds the authority to spend up to $30 million on a commission to do what Congress and the agencies already do. If you want duplication, look no further than this bill. It seeks to reduce the size 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: Page 24, strike lines 12 through 22 and insert the following: (k) Prohibition on Funding.--No funds are…

The CBC chair, Mr. Cedric Richmond, and myself have a great honor that I rise today as one of the anchors of the CBC, the Congressional Black Caucus' Special Order hour. For the next 60 minutes I have a chance to speak directly to the…

I thank you so much, Mr. James Clyburn. There can never be enough time for you to tell these stories and to educate and highlight to all of us the experiences that you have had personally, as well as the importance of Black History Month…

The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Veasey) knows that people like he and I would never be here, never have been able to be educated without people who worked in laundry rooms, who were blue-collar workers, policemen, others. Those gains from…

I really was moved by the portion that Mr. Richmond talked about concerning outsiders coming to organizations and coming to protests, and saying possibly that they are outsiders. No. We are all American, and we will join with other…

I thank Mrs. Lawrence so much for that discussion and inspiration she has given us. We are not going to go back. We have heard from so many of our colleagues about the achievements of African Americans. But not just the achievements--the…

I thank Mr. Veasey. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence), who is my classmate and one of my very good dear friends.

We did. There are some additional conversations that we need to have, but I know that our time has drawn nigh.