This amendment would return National Science Foundation funding to its pre-stimulus level, and it would save the taxpayers about $1.2 billion. Just before voting against the stimulus bill a while ago, I stood in this same Chamber and…
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Jeff Flake is a former U.S. Senator from Arizona, serving from 2013 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He is known for his advocacy of free trade, fiscal conservatism, and a more restrained foreign policy. Flake has been a vocal critic of partisan politics and has often emphasized the importance of civility in political discourse. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as immigration reform and government accountability.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 68, line 14, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $1,089,453,000)''. Page 69, line 8, after the dollar amount…
In reclaiming my time, it's all well and good to say that; but what these owners will say is their liability comes as soon as the lawyer walks by and the pool doesn't have it. They're not going to risk having the liability. They're not…
I just want to say I support the legislation in the underlying bill, and I would urge support for this amendment as well, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman…
This amendment is straightforward. It would require the inspector general of the intelligence community to include a list of federal agencies and departments receiving information shared with the government in the report already required…
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 12, after line 18, insert the following new subparagraph: ``(E) a list of the department or agency…
I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise in support of the provision in this legislation to get the construction of the Keystone pipeline under way. For months, Members on both sides of the aisle have worked to impress upon the…
I thank the gentleman. I have concerns, overall, on the transportation provisions, but this provision is very good, the Keystone provision, and it should remain in.
Thank you. I should mention that as a diverse package of critical natural resource bills, the Sportsmen's Heritage Act is poised to protect and enhance opportunities for sportsmen across the Nation. I urge its passage. Again, I thank the…
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding. I rise in support of H.R. 4089, the Sportsmen's Heritage Act. I have appreciated the opportunity and have helped with the introduction of legislation that will protect and enhance opportunities for…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. When you're hearing this discussion, you think: When are we actually going to tackle this problem? When are all of us going to concede that not one party is responsible for this debt but that we all are…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it's a bittersweet honor to take the podium during this altogether appropriate recognition of House Parliamentarian John Sullivan upon his retirement. I recognize it as bittersweet because…





