I yield back my time, and I call for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment? Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the ranking member of the Rules Committee, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration…

to continue spending money at the current levels will inevitably lead to the bankruptcy of our great Nation. My amendment, in order to stave off such a terrible fiscal outcome, would cut approximately 1 percent of our budgetary spending…

House Resolution 869 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 5893, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and a closed rule, H.R. 5961, the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act. We have 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: Page 190, beginning on line 16, strike ``by any country'' and all that follows through ``Maduro Moros''…

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…

I think it would be useful at this point to define gain-of-function research. I will use the written testimony of Richard Ebright, Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University and laboratory director…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me this time. I rise today in strong support of the continuing resolution. With government funding set to expire on Friday, this legislation is necessary to ensure we avoid a harmful government…

I think we have been more active with respect to protecting farmers and family farmers than we have been in over a century.

I think this expertise resides in your department, not theirs. Do you agree that they shouldn't be reevaluating what you have already done?

We need not scale prejudicial regulations, but scale appropriate regulations so that these farmers--you can help them on the back end try to fight the oligopoly of four processors.

Thank you for hosting today's hearing which includes my legislation, H.R. 5582, the White Oak Resilience Act.

My constituents benefit from low-cost carriers at the CVG Airport. I want to make sure they are viable, and sometimes they require a merger to remain viable.

Another is the farmers worried about this oligopoly that exists in the meat market.

President Biden addressed it in his State of the Union, at least acknowledged the problem that four meat companies control 85 percent of the meat that is consumed in the United States.

The White Oak Resilience Act is a result of that collaborative approach, and I am proud of the efforts we are pushing on this very important issue.

None of my 750,000 constituents. They do have concerns--and by the way, I have got some search engines on my phone and they don't include Google.

I think that is a terrible argument. I wish you all would say maybe there is a--go back to your freedom argument or something, but the idea that you are going to enrich the armaments manufacturers I think is reprehensible.