Could I ask the Chair how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 1 minute remaining.

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Madam Chair, let me start by thanking the Appropriations Committee. I do appreciate the work they have done. Look, this is unprecedented. Appropriators cutting tens of billions of dollars, getting to…

My amendment would prohibit funds authorized in H.R. 1 to be used for the missile defense program at the Department of Defense. The amendment does not cut overall defense spending but merely places a limitation on spending on the hapless…

The gentleman from Colorado says that there is no strategic rationale for these troops; but, in fact, there is no strategic rationale for this amendment. This amendment is completely arbitrary in the cuts that are proposed, and there is no…

Thank you. Although the gentleman from Colorado referenced I think what is an accurate quote to Donald Rumsfeld, I think that he, too, would have serious concerns about this amendment and its immediate effects. I reserve the balance of my…

I think it's important for us to understand who might attack us. And this is not an issue of these troops being a relic.

I think it's important for us to continue to honor our obligations to our allies and also to protect our country. Secretary Gates just as recently as this week on Wednesday reaffirmed the need for these troops so that we can continue to…

This amendment is so 1980s. It's when Ronald Reagan proposed STAR Wars and the Democrats were opposed, and we're well past that. Missile defense now has total bipartisan support. President Clinton pursued it, President Obama pursued it and…

My amendment would stop the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation and Enforcement from going forward with a proposed revision to the stream buffer rule that could, according to the Obama administration's own…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to take this opportunity to remind, the rule was reclarified in a 5-year process that ended back in 2008, and now the current administration wants to reopen that rule and redo it completely in just a…

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…

Only in Washington would they say that if you ask organizations to compete in the free market, it costs more money to the Federal Government. Only in Washington would that kind of bookkeeping exist. So I am troubled by the point of order…

I just want to begin with a map of Arizona, showing all of the colored areas of Arizona that are actually Federal property, over half of the State. My amendment deals with PILT and Federal payments to places like Arizona, which is on a…

I offer an amendment. 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. __. The amount otherwise made available by…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Ohio will be postponed. Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Polis

These amendments eliminate as no longer necessary the Federal administrative subsidy for the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration and the Western Area Power Administration. These massive energy subsidies…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of Brown-Portman No. 105. This is the first of what I imagine will be many bills and amendments my colleague Senator Portman and I will be working on together. What the Brown-Portman…

Mr. President, today I recognize the distinguished military service of MG General Gregory L. Wayt who recently retired from military service after nearly four decades of preserving our Nation's safety and security. A strong leader with an…