I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Last week, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Fleet Performance, which would require all new light-duty vehicles in the Federal fleet to be alternate fuel vehicles, such as hybrid, electric, natural gas, or…

I think those of us who are Members of Congress or within the Beltway understand that this is a political thing that's going on at one of the most serious financial times that our Nation is facing. I only wonder whether or not our friends…

I thank the ranking member for his leadership, I thank him and Chairman McKeon for the bipartisan approach of including amendments in the en bloc, and I thank you for including my amendment in en bloc No. 4. My amendment, No. 121, would…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 250, nays 153, not voting 28, as follows: [Roll No. 376] YEAS--250 Adams Aderholt Alexander Altmire Andrews…

Nowhere in this bill is the National Drug Intelligence Center either authorized or funded at all. That was changed a few years ago. It used to be funded from DOD. It's now entirely funded and authorized in the Department of Justice. This…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Chairman, I support this amendment to delete section 1034. Section 1034 is the equivalent of a new declaration of war, but it contains no clear objective. No longer would we be seeking out those responsible for…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I oppose this amendment for the reasons stated, but beyond that this is particularly badly done. This says that anyone who engages or is engaged in a terrorist attack in the United States…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is not about closing Guantanamo. As was said before, it does not demand the closing of Guantanamo. It does say that detainees, whether they're held at Guantanamo or held…

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 subtitle E of title VIII, add the following new section: SEC. 845. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF…

This amendment is about the need to continue to make information available to the public, to keep our uniformed military safe, and ensure tax dollars are not wasted on aircraft with serious performance and maintenance issues. It would…

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 New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 48 Offered by Mr. Mack The Acting CHAIR. It is…

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 507, line 21, insert after ``department'' the following: ``that would reveal flight patterns, tactical…

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 New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 30 Offered by Mr. Himes The Acting CHAIR. It is…

The examples of lack of accountability are endless: BAE Systems: Last year, BAE settled an international bribery case in the U.S. and UK for $450 million and pleaded guilty to criminal charges. But it was allowed to keep doing business…

This amendment would require public disclosure of information submitted under section 847 of this act. This amendment is about bringing more accountability and sunshine to the $379 billion average annual defense contracting business by…

I appreciate the gentleman's sensitivity. I certainly share his concern in protecting data points that in any way would reveal information about our aircraft and ways that people could combat our aircraft. But the gentlemen represents, I…

I am recorded as having voted ``yes'' on H.R. 1216; it should have been a ``no.'' ____________________