Jackie Speier: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. 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 made available by this Act for ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Fossil Energy Research and Development'' is hereby reduced by $30,000,000. Ms. SPEIER (during the reading). Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.”