I yield 3 minutes to one of our fine subcommittee members from California (Ms. Roybal-Allard).

Mr. Chairman, I would like to underscore what our chairman has said about the generous addition in this bill for this function. These offsets, again, may be easy for Members for whom this looks like just an abstract, front office…

I will not go on at length. I simply don't think the case has been made for a further reduction. The suspicious passenger, the observation techniques programs that have been cited aren't even under the jurisdiction of the Under Secretary…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may utilize. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased that we're considering the fiscal year 2012 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill in a timely fashion and under an open rule. Chairman…

Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the ranking member of our full committee, the distinguished gentleman from Washington (Mr. Dicks).

Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in qualified support of the LaTourette-Pascrell amendment. The bill before us more than halves the total amount of funding for firefighter assistance grants compared to 2011 and 2010. If this bill is adopted as…

Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, let me state it very plainly: We need to increase funding for Urban Areas Security Initiative grants, UASI grants, to a minimum of the 2011 level of $725 million. I offered amendments in full committee and asked for a waiver…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. The bill before us provides full funding for the Department's request for the 287(g) program, and $1 million more simply is not needed. The increase proposed by the gentleman comes at…

I would like to yield to my colleague from Texas so that she can respond to the last speaker.

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). The amendment was rejected. Amendment Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

Yes, I am. We have not seen the amendment. The CHAIR. Objection is heard. The Clerk will continue to read the amendment. The Clerk continued to read. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his…

Mr. Chairman, I want to commend our colleague from the District of Columbia for her persistent advocacy for this headquarters consolidation and construction, and also for the history she has recounted for us today. I think it's time well…

Mr. Chairman, we have not seen the amendment. The CHAIR. Is the gentleman objecting to the unanimous consent request propounded by the gentleman from Texas that the amendment be considered as having been read?

Mr. Chairman, I simply want to back my chairman in this instance and also urge a rejection of the amendment. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. McCaul). The amendment was rejected. {time}…

I want to express my support, Mr. Chairman, for the intent of my colleague from New York in calling attention to the major deficiency in this bill. But, Mr. Chairman, I feel compelled also to express my extreme disappointment about what…