I urge adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gooden). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Gooden of Texas The…

This amendment ends the United Nations International Organization for Migration taxpayer-funded slush funds, commonly referred to as the Refugee Travel Loan Program. While this may be a noble idea, a lot of Americans don't realize that…

It is true that this is issued as a loan, but less than 1 percent of these have been paid back. These aren't real loans; these are giveaways of taxpayer dollars to refugees. I don't have a problem supporting legitimate refugees, but what…

I will quote Ambassador Nikki Haley, who said: While we will continue to engage on a number of fronts at the United Nations, in this case, we simply cannot in good faith support a process that could undermine the sovereign right of the…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 9002. None of the funds made…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 9002. None of the funds made…

My Democratic colleagues claim they are saving the world by pursuing renewable energy. They always neglect to mention the important part. The Congo produces 70 percent of the world's cobalt, a key component of the EV batteries they…

I thank my friend from Florida for all of his work on this legislation and the underlying bill. I offer an amendment that would prohibit any of the funding made available in the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs…

I missed an amendment vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 475. Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mr. Steube The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 45…

The amendment before us is pretty simple. It prohibits funding from this Act to carry out the Department of Homeland Security's memo titled ``Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas.'' The Biden administration issued…

I agree with the gentlewoman that words hurt. The question is, how those words are deployed and what they do for the mission of our United States military. When I see taxpayer dollars going to fund a syllabus which was not something in…

The amendment I am offering reduces the salary of Cyrus Salazar, the director of the Department of Defense's Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to $1. You might ask why we would do that. It is a power that we have in the 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: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

The United States military is one of the few institutions in America where the skills of the men or women on either side of you could mean the difference between life and death. At the end of the day, it embodies I think Dr. King's notion…

This amendment prohibits--as I have done in a number of our other appropriations bills, successfully so far. This amendment prohibits any of the funding in the Homeland Security appropriations bill from being used to carry out President…

I appreciate the brevity of my colleague, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 79 Offered by…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

The amendment that is being put forward here would say that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to carry out the observance of Pride Month authorized by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness for…