Robert Aderholt

Again let me just say before the gentleman closes, the amendment here before us today prevents any funds appropriated, or user fees collected by any Federal agency, to be used to carry out the executive actions that were announced on…

Let me just say that the Farm Service Agency is a very important aspect of this bill. We are hearing from a lot of our Members about FSA office closure. If this amendment passes, this may mean the closure of some of the FSA offices. Again…

Again, I appreciate the gentleman's concern for the Federal debt, the deficit problem that we are facing in this Nation. Again, it is a very serious issue, and we need to address it in many ways. However, I would have to oppose this…

I appreciate the gentleman's concern for the Federal deficit and the debt problem that we are facing in this Nation. It is something that is very serious, and I appreciate his hard work on this issue. I know that he is very concerned, as…

The House bill does provide significant funding for this project and report language regarding the citrus growing disease. Mr. Rooney, Mr. Valadao, along with Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Farr, have raised this issue. We understand how devastating…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 5 minutes.

I was simply asking the gentleman to yield to say we would accept your language.

The bill provides $25 million for USDA to make the school meal equipment grants. I understand the intent of this amendment would be to increase the funding to match the President's request for a total of $35 million. Since there is an…

I just wanted to clarify. I think the school district in Illinois you are talking about, they got out of the system because a hard boiled egg was not appropriate, or anything more than 12 ounces of skim milk was deemed inappropriate. That…

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wenstrup).

I reserve a point of order upon the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I want to thank the committee for their generous support in fiscal year 2013 and fiscal year 2014.

The National Guard has consistently included modernized Humvees among their top priority funding priorities.

Is a US hypersonic weapon considered critical to our strategic posture?

Does it demonstrate it is time for us to move ahead promptly more with a joint Air Force-NASA funding?

I think you perhaps saw that. I mean, that is pretty alarming.

Mr. Farr, the Ranking Member, would like to say something.

The budget proposes $75 million in new funding to create three new innovative institutes.

What would be the result of a leak of this sensitive data?

So you feel confident that the problems found by the inspector general have been addressed at this point?

We take our security and our lockup procedures very, very seriously, and the National Ag Statistics Service has, over the years, improved their approaches towards security.

We want to provide the resources that you need, but at the same time we want to make sure that we are responsible to the taxpayers.

You mentioned in your testimony that various statistics have been used to measure the increase of CFTC's responsibilities.

We got to fight the war, and we waste so damned much money that we shouldn't be wasting.

Your report on SNAP retailers raise concerns about the Food and Nutrition Services ability to effectively carry out oversight and enforcement activities related to fraud.