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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 62, after line 2, insert the following new section: Sec. 609. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Ros-Lehtinen The Acting CHAIR. It…
I thank the Chair. This amendment would strike additional flood-related coverage provided in the underlying bill for business interruption and cost-of- living expenses. Specifically, this amendment would prohibit FEMA from offering…
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 14, line 24, strike the second semicolon and insert ``; and''. Strike paragraph (3) of section 4(c)…
I have an amendment at the desk, designated as No. 1. 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. __. The amount otherwise…
The amendment would reduce each of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation accounts by 1 percent, or roughly $730 million below the currently appropriated $73 billion provided in this measure. Amendments of this sort have been…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Conyers
I thank the Chair. This amendment would reduce the operations and maintenance defense- wide account by $250 million, the same amount appropriated by section 8122 of the bill. Section 8122 appropriates another $250 million in FY12 for the…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I should mention the gentleman from Washington mentioned that the Secretary of Defense said we have got to do something about these schools. I should note that this was not in the Defense request. If he…
This amendment is straightforward. It will simply reduce the amount appropriated to the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund by roughly $3.5 billion. We often hear in this body the Constitution grants the Congress the power of the…
I have an amendment at the desk, designated as No. 2. 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 new section: Sec. __. The amount…
I have an amendment at the desk, designated as No. 3. 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. __. The amounts otherwise…
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