
Mr. President, I call for regular order with respect to amendment No. 1569. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is now pending. Amendment No. 1921 to Amendment No. 1569 (Purpose: To improve cybersecurity in the United States through…
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Mr. President, I call for regular order with respect to amendment No. 1569. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is now pending. Amendment No. 1921 to Amendment No. 1569 (Purpose: To improve cybersecurity in the United States through…

Madam Chair, 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 Alabama will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Engel

Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Madam Chair, I do oppose this amendment. On the face of it, it simply restates existing regulations, but I fear there is another motive at play, that is, an anti-immigrant agenda. Let me explain what I mean. This amendment feeds into the…

Madam Chair, 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 Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee

Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. Once again, we have an amendment that, on its face, simply restates existing law. In fact, the gentleman offering the amendment has acknowledged that existing law categorically prohibits…

Madam Chair, I wish to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Madam Chair, I too want to commend my colleague for offering this amendment. I understand his intent. There are significant capital needs on the busy Northeast Corridor. It is Amtrak's busiest and most successful corridor. It is a…

Madam Chair, 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 Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Newhouse

I rise in opposition to this amendment. It would nullify a critical enforcement tool that has been used, for example, to rule against discrimination and racially discriminatory zoning requirements, practices that exclude families with…

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Al Green), another outstanding Financial Services member.

Madam Chair, I want to commend my friend from Minnesota for offering this amendment. Every worker is entitled to receive pay, fair pay, for the hours they work. We know, unfortunately, there are employers, as the gentleman has stated, who…

Madam Chair, this amendment is well- intentioned, I realize, but I think it is an overreach and certainly not appropriate for this appropriations bill. Records of license plate information can serve as a helpful clue to investigators. They…

Madam Chair, 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 Minnesota will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Ms. Bass

Madam Chair, I rise in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Madam Chair, I do this, though, simply to express some concerns about this amendment and others like it that we have heard over the course of this debate. I do have some concerns about limiting flight path options for the FAA in a…

Madam Chair, this amendment is a new twist on an amendment that the gentleman from California has been offering over the last few years. The net result, however, is the same. It would stop the development of California high-speed rail in…

The administration has been very clear that it strongly opposes provisions in this bill that would restrict the development of high-speed rail. Moreover, the California congressional delegation has overwhelmingly opposed these restrictive…