Madam President, I agree with so much of what the Senator from Arizona just said. We are getting ready to go through a procedural motion that I just want to briefly explain. Senator Paul has offered an amendment. I would prefer that we…

We do always hear, well, you would take from this or that if you were doing across-the-board cuts. But just to my colleagues who are in the Chamber tonight and those who are watching, across-the-board cuts work at the local level and the…

I appreciate the recognition, and I want to begin by commending Chairman Cole, his staff, and the Appropriations Committee for the fine work that they have done. As we are looking at the Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bill, we…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division F (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. Each amount made…

I thank Mr. Culberson for his help, and Mrs. Brooks for her leadership. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time, and I withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is withdrawn. The Chair understands that amendment No…

As the designee of the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), 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 282, line 11, after the dollar…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his help. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), the ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee. Mr. Serrano has helped me on other amendments as well…

This amendment would reprogram $10 million from the prison account and put it in the juvenile justice programs designed to reduce recidivism, gang violence, and gun crimes. Ms. Jackson Lee, a fellow member on the Judiciary Committee, has…

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 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,000,000)''. Page 320, line 7, after the…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Mr. President, I stand to support my friend Senator Rand Paul and to encourage my colleagues in the U.S. Senate to support his proposed amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. In the Declaration of Independence, the Founding…

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

I thank Mr. Walberg for bringing this amendment and for the bills he has proposed; and I thank Senator Paul as well. I think criminal asset forfeiture is one of the worst, most heinous, most despicable, and most vile laws that we have ever…

As I close, while this amendment focuses on adoption services, we cannot ignore what is missing from this bill and from this process, and that is an opportunity to vote on the amendment to fund Title X Family Planning. We must restore…

This amendment cuts $5 million from the account that funds, mind you, Head Start, Runaway and Homeless Youth grants, and the Community Services Block Grant, among other critical programs, and uses it to provide $5 million in new funding…

Before I discuss this amendment, I would just like to take a minute to offer my and all of our condolences to honor the memory of Congresswoman DeLauro's dear mother, Luisa DeLauro, who passed away at the age of 103 this weekend. As…

First, I thank the gentlewoman from Oregon for introducing this amendment. I rise in support of it. We have to really let our seniors know that we care about them. My mother passed away a couple of years ago. She was 90 years old. I…

I understand Mr. Culberson's position and look forward to his help with legal services that will help juveniles, too.