I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 32, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $35,000,000)''. Page 34, line 20, after the dollar amount…

I want to thank the gentlelady from Illinois and the entire Financial Services Committee for working with us on this amendment and recognizing the tragedy and disaster that's currently occurring along the Missouri River, with my…

I would like to speak. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Nebraska is recognized.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of title I, insert the following: Sec. --. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the…

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

I tried to make the case that this is basically reiterating already current duties and responsibilities of the Corps but stressing that they need to look specifically at what caused this devastating flood. I have to admit that you're…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. II. None of the funds made available by this Act…

In 2008, this body declared that the United States would not provide military assistance to countries found guilty of using child soldiers. With broad bipartisan support, we declared that this is an affront to human dignity and an affront…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for his leadership again. My colleagues and I believe that resources invested in ending this conflict now will not only save innocent lives but will also help reduce the need for very expensive…

I rise to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues to ensure that our defense community has the resources necessary to carry out an important security mandate that this body passed this year. Mr. Chairman, the Lord's Resistance Army has…

I have during my tenure here voted twice to empower our military to take action. The first time was with Afghanistan; and the President came to the Congress and made a powerful case that it was in our national security interest to do so. I…

We need to ensure that our farmers and ranchers have the tools they need to succeed.

Farm Service Agency loan programs ensure that new farmers have access to the credit they need to get started.

These audits help Members of the Agriculture Committee gather data on farm programs so that we can evaluate each of them for effectiveness and efficiency.

It is difficult to imagine an industry that is more reliant on credit and access to capital than farming and ranching.

It's difficult to imagine an industry more reliant on credit and access to capital than farming and ranching.

Mr. Gardner's bill addresses this country's need on energy and power. Mr. Gardner's bill prevents the government from going out of its way to stop the private sector from creating jobs. This job alone in the Chukchi Sea will create 54,000…

Since the founding of the Republic, our patent system has been based on the premise that an inventor is entitled to a patent for their work, and not simply the first person to file a patent application. Indeed, article 1, section 8, clause…