I thank the chairman and the ranking member for working with me on this very important amendment. This is a very simple amendment that would provide a $5 million increase to available funds for research, development, testing, and…

I thank the gentleman, and I urge a ``yes'' vote. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment Offered…

There are 2 million people worldwide living with MS. This complicated and unpredictable neurological disease interrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and the body. MS is a chronic disease that can often be…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Smith of Nebraska). The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 14, after the first dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. Page 2, line 21…

First, let me thank our chair and our ranking member for working with me on this amendment. I appreciate the bipartisan cooperation. Also, I want to thank our staff for helping us with this. This amendment would provide a badly needed…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is especially critical for low-income children, many of whom who have not had a nutritious meal since the previous day of school, so I really appreciate your support. I yield back the balance of my time. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 112, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $10,000,000)''. Page 114, line 7, after the dollar amount…

This amendment is cosponsored by my colleague, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Al Green) who has been such a tremendous leader on fair housing and equal opportunity issues and civil rights issues since way before he came to Congress, but he…

First, Mr. Chair, let me just say that I join my other colleagues in opposition to the drastic cuts that this bill sets forth for the TIGER program, as well as language that would prohibit important environmentally sustainable projects…

I move to strike the last word, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

It is with a sense of sadness, yet gratitude, that I rise to honor the life and the memory of a great, phenomenal warrior woman, Dr. Maya Angelou. I offer my condolences to Dr. Angelou's friends and family, including her son Guy Johnson…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: On page 22, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert: ``(reduced by $2,500,000)''. On page 34, line 8, after the dollar…