I ask that this point of order be waived. And on behalf of seniors in my district and seniors across this country who rely on Social Security, I ask that the gentleman withdraw his point of order. We cannot blindly cut Social Security in…

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 304, beginning on line 12, strike section 1846.

I move to strike the last word, Madam Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

I won't speak for 5 minutes. I've been sitting here waiting for my amendment to come up, which it will in a couple of hours probably. But I have to make one comment on everything I'm hearing on the floor. We hear amendment after amendment…

The continuing resolution under consideration today includes very dangerous cuts to key transportation programs. This is exactly the wrong thing to do if we want to reduce unemployment, create jobs, and grow the economy. In a survey…

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

Let me begin by congratulating the gentleman from New Jersey on his program to repair fistulas, which are a great problem for many women in the developing world. I yield to the gentlewoman from New York.

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Beginning on page 346, strike line 12 and all that follows through page 348, line 2. On page…

I won't take the 5 minutes, but I just wanted to complete a couple of comments on Amtrak from the discussion of the last amendment. That amendment, which has now been passed--I thought it wasn't--on a voice vote, but which has been passed…

Reclaiming my time, I'd like to just point out, of course what the gentleman from Massachusetts says is absolutely correct. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I also want to congratulate my friend for the important work that you're doing with regard to fistula. I've seen it. I know the suffering that women go through, and I thank you for your leadership on…

I had not intended to speak, my colleagues, on this issue, but I do feel that my friend, the gentleman, does deserve a response to clarify the facts and to talk to this body about why funding for UNFPA is so important. Mr. Chairman, first…

I understand that it is quite easy in a time of fiscal belt tightening to offer an amendment to reduce funding for international financial institutions, but I would encourage my colleagues to recognize that voting in favor of this…

It's deja vu. Here we go again. This week, we are again fighting extreme efforts to dismantle the public broadcasting services that 170 million Americans use for news and education. In 1995 and in 2005, we defeated efforts to slash the…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

As I visit all the communities of my district, I am asked about high unemployment, how government can help promote job growth, and how we can get the economy working again for families trying to make ends meet. It is clear that the top…

Woman, as chair of the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee for the last 4 years, I worked in a bipartisan manner with my friend, Chairwoman Kay Granger, to ensure our bill protects our national security, and I do…

I want to be clear so that everyone in this House and everyone watching knows what a $500 million cut to Social Security will do. On the point of order, Madam Chair, my amendment eliminates harmful budget cuts to Social Security, which…