I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

The gentleman stood up earlier this afternoon and was trying to cut from really essential accounts. And I accept his desire to try to balance the budget. When his party shut down the government and threw the wrench of shutdown into every…

I just wanted to align my remarks with yours, and that is, though I would oppose the gentleman's amendment at this point, the potential of hydropower is enormous, both low-power hydro--and the more robust parts of the country, I am sure…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 22, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $500,000)''. Page 26, line 24, after the dollar amount…

I am pleased to offer this amendment regarding opportunities for small businesses on behalf of our able and dedicated colleague from Texas, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who had to return to Texas on very important official business…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 26, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

And Members, I am pleased to offer this amendment regarding additional resources for environmental justice on behalf of our esteemed colleague, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who had to return to Texas this evening on very important…

Could I offer the opinion that, if the gentleman found different offsets, this Member, as an Ohioan, would be very interested in supporting the workers in Portsmouth and in that region of Ohio which are so devastated. At the moment, I…

I wanted to thank the gentleman from the Lake Okeechobee region of Florida (Mr. Murphy) and the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Cleaver) for the very effective manner in which they have handled themselves in bringing this to our attention…

I yield myself an additional 10 seconds. I look forward to the debate and working with Chairman Simpson, a gracious chairman, to complete the task before us to strengthen liberty as she encounters the challenges of a new era. I want to…

I thank the gentleman for raising this important issue. I agree we should set our public transparency standards high when looking at taxpayer-funded projects. A portion of the risk-based data management activity is intended to be used for…

I am prepared to close, Mr. Chairman, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, an energy-hungry world will continue to push up global energy prices and availability. America must not get caught in this ensuing…

The chairman and I work very closely on matters like this. It is difficult because of the fact that we have no new starts. We have a backlog that is enormous. And the Corps is under pressure. But we will be very happy to work with the…

There is no objection from our side. We look forward to working with the gentleman. In your region of the country, the Midwest, the Great Lakes, and the Northeast, in particular, those needs are huge.

I thank the chairman for yielding and for your sympathy toward the intent of the amendment. I commend Congresswoman Hahn and Congressman Huizenga for elevating the question of our ports. Waterborne shipping is the most-efficient mode for…

I wanted to make a point on this particular Portsmouth facility and the Department of Energy's seeming inability to help communities transition. Whether it is coal-fired utilities and the issues that coal country faces in general or here…

First of all, I want to thank the gentleman for his erudite presentation this evening and for the manner in which he has handled the issue. I appreciate what you have proposed on nonproliferation, very underfunded in the accounts, in my…

The Obama administration appears to be negotiating the latest job-killing trade deal, as happened under the prior two Bush administrations and the Clinton administration with NAFTA. Our Nation can't employ the nearly 20 million unemployed…