I thank the gentleman for his wise words and join him in wholeheartedly opposing this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Brooks)…

Mr. Chairman, I very strongly oppose this amendment which, like the gentleman's previous amendment, would essentially end passenger rail service in this country. It is just that drastic. It is also targeting passenger rail in a way that…

Mr. Chairman, 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. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk…

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the chairman's yielding. I would like to echo his opposition to this amendment. I have just retrieved here a list of New Start projects that, under the present funding levels of the bill, probably aren't going to…

Madam Chair, this amendment that the gentleman from California has offered is about as indiscriminate as it gets. He apparently has ideas, and those ideas ought to be heard to reform this program, to make it more efficient and more…

I thank the gentleman for that clarification. My remarks will await the proper amendment.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I, too, want to reluctantly express my opposition to this amendment. Madam Chair, I take second place to no one in this body as the champion of the TIGER program, as I hope was evident in my support for…

Mr. Chairman, I seek time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to echo his opposition to this amendment, although I do commend Mr. Garrett for his focus on safety and operations. I, too, would like to raise that appropriation to the request…

Mr. Chairman, let me inquire of the chairman, does he plan to claim the time in opposition?

Again, Mr. Chairman, let me say how unfortunate I believe it is that we are dealing with this kind of amendment in this setting here tonight without really having much notice, much ability to understand the full implications. I do think…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to commend him for offering this amendment. Madam Chair, as he has stressed very effectively, this is simply irrational to freeze these claims where they were in the early 1980s, and it also…

I thank my colleague for offering this amendment. It calls attention to the gross underfunding in this bill, not just of TIGER, but of virtually every HUD and transportation program so that it is very hard, of course, to find offsets…

Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly), our colleague, so he can complete his statement.

Mr. Chairman, although, as a formality, I will then claim that time, although I am not opposed; I am enthusiastically in support of Mr. Nadler's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes…

I commend my colleague for offering this amendment, and I want to offer my strong support. Mr. Chairman, we are talking here about annualizing the funding--in other words, bringing these people on board permanently--for pipeline safety…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, as we begin consideration of H.R. 2577, the fiscal year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, I want to start by…

Mr. Chairman, I think it is very important that this moment not pass without us expressing appreciation to Mr. Nadler and to Ms. Norton for these amendments they have offered, because they are addressing a critical issue, a critical…