I want to thank the gentleman for yielding but also for his very thoughtful leadership on the subcommittee as our ranking member. I rise to express my grave concerns regarding the funding levels for our transportation and housing programs…

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 North Carolina will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Add, at the end of title V of the bill, the following: Sec. 5__. (a) For each fiscal year after the expiration of the period…

I thank Mr. Fattah. I join with him in opposing this amendment. Legal Services is funded at $375 million this year. This budget cuts it $75 million to $300 million. That is a large cut. That is over 20 percent. It has been cut and cut and…

I want to thank the Chair and our ranking member for your leadership on this subcommittee for your interest and support on this amendment. I recognize the point of order and plan to withdraw the amendment. Recent events in Ferguson, Staten…

I want to thank our ranking member and our chairman for their commitment to continue to work on this very important issue, along with Congressman Clay. Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is…

I am doing something I would rather not do. But the gentleman from Texas was so nice on my rape kit amendment, and we did save Texas and have Davy Crockett, a predecessor of mine, in Congress. I ask unanimous consent that my request for a…

I appreciate the time, and I appreciate all of the work that Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Farr have done, and I am happy to join with them. Mr. Chairman, Justice Brandeis said the States are the laboratories of democracy. That is what they are…

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 Tennessee will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Bureau of…

Let me thank our ranking member for yielding but also for his very steady and competent leadership of this subcommittee on our behalf. Also, I want to thank the chairman for his consistent work at bipartisanship, even though this is still…

Let me be clear. This does not cut the DEA. It only reduces the amount of money it was increased by in the budget, and it was increased by something like $40 million in a $2 billion budget. It would take $10 million, which would make a big…

We just had an amendment on the floor and the amendment took $25 million from Legal Services. I had several amendments to file, and they went from $5 million for legal services up to $35 million. So what I thought might be the equitable…

I just want to thank the chairman, particularly, and the ranking member as well, for their help and their hard work on getting the moneys passed and for helping on this amendment. These rapists don't know State lines, and they cross State…

This amendment would increase by $4 million the bill's funding for grants to address the backlog of sexual assault kits at law enforcement agencies. DNA analysis has been revolutionary in helping to catch criminals and prevent crimes from…

I have an amendment at the desk concerning rape kits. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 33, line 5, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,000,000)''. Page 49, line 9…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 33, line 5, after the first dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $12,000,000)''. Page 72, line 7, after the first dollar…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for an additional 7 minutes, to be divided between Senator Leahy and myself. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership on this amendment. Mr. Chairman, of course, I rise in support of this bipartisan amendment. In States with medical marijuana laws, patients now face uncertainty regarding…