I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 21, line 2, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $30,935,000)''. Page 59, line 20, after the dollar amount…

It is not often that I can use a passage from the Bible to describe an appropriations bill, but the money- wasting allocation of funds in this bill is perfectly described by the Gospel of Matthew. It observes: For whoever hath, to him…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as…

We have been having a raging debate in this House over the Ex-Im Bank. Many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are screaming that that is, in fact, corporate welfare. Well, when the three largest oil companies in this…

Last Friday, the President signed Executive Order 13669, which amended the Manual for Courts-Martial. This order delivers a significant blow to an already broken military justice system that will further revictimize servicemembers brave…

I have an amendment at the desk, Madam Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following new section: Sec. 10002. None of the funds…

I thank the gentleman. Well, Madam Chair, with that, I thank my colleagues for recognizing the importance of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

As my colleague said, this is truly a simple amendment that holds our poor veterans harmless while we deal with the dysfunction in the VA. It is a compassionate and appropriate action by this House. I urge its passage. With that, I yield…

I am joined in making this amendment by my colleague from Michigan (Mr. Benishek). This particular amendment addresses the issue of veterans in this country who are living on the edge, the 1.4 million veterans who are living in poverty…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Duncan of Tennessee). The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 45, line 16, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)'' after the 1st dollar amount. Page 45, line…

I thank my colleague and friend, Mrs. Capps, for her strong message. I yield 5 minutes to my good friend and colleague from California (Mr. Honda).

I, too, have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. I would hate to think that we will have one of these resolutions on the House floor week after week because we choose to do nothing. There are 32 people who will die today due…