Janice Hahn

My amendment is simple. It would increase $10 million in funding to the Customs and Border Protection salaries and expense account and decrease funding of the National Bio and Agro- Defense Facility by S&T for $24,250,000 in order to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 37, line 18, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $75,000,000)''. Page 55, line 2, after the dollar amount…

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…

Yes. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California?

My amendment would increase funding for port security grants by $75 million. I came to Congress to really bring the issue of our ports into our national dialogue and how important they are to our economy, to our jobs, to our national…

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. Amendment Offered by Mr. Higgins

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 7, line 13, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $10,000,000)''. Page 55, line 2, after the dollar…

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. Amendment Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

I think it is time that we begin to allow Americans to ease off their dependence of oil and give them a real alternative. Every day, we see the damage done by our dependence on oil. We see high gas prices threatening our economic recovery…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 20, line 15, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $50,000,000)''. Page 22, line 23, after the dollar amount…

Thank you to the chairman and the ranking member for bringing this bipartisan bill forward that I think will have such great support. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title IV (page 21, after line 2), add the following new section: SEC. 405. CIVIL LIBERTIES…

I also want to start out by thanking Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger for bringing forward this bipartisan bill, and I am echoing I think what everyone is feeling today, that I think it's important for the American people…

Last October, on the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, I visited Arlington West--a moving memorial to Americans who have died in that war. Every Sunday, on the sands of Santa Monica Beach, volunteers have put up a cross for every…

Today the House will consider a bill entitled the ``Violence Against Women Act.'' This bill, however, does very little to stop violence or protect women. Instead of continuing the tradition of coming together in a bi- partisan manner to…

The Violence Against Women Act has saved lives, reducing domestic violence by half. Our colleagues in the Senate have embraced this fact and passed a bipartisan reauthorization bill that makes sense. Unfortunately, I can't say the same…

I've been a Member of Congress for almost a year now, and in that time, I don't think anyone would accuse me of not trying to be bipartisan. I enjoy my Republican friends. I like working together to get things done. But bipartisanship does…

We must hold the government accountable for the safekeeping of the sensitive information that we choose to share with it. In response to a number of privacy concerns I have with the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, I sought…

This past Friday, I spoke to the graduates of Pepperdine University School of Public Policy. I gave the commencement address. Like many other students who will be graduating this year, they are determined and eager to take on the difficult…

Before we left 2 weeks ago, my Republican friends attempted to enact their budget, a budget that would have ended Medicare as we know it, shifting costs to seniors and raising their health care costs by $6,000 a year; a budget that would…

I think this is an important step towards ensuring that small businesses who are awarded government contracts are actually small businesses.

the greatest slippery slope we could have in this country is more people starting their own businesses, expanding, hiring, and really turning this economy around.

This week marks the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, legislation that makes quality health care more affordable for everyone. March is also Women's History Month, so I would like to talk about how this act affects women's…

There are radical Christians that I find troubling in how they have used the Bible to promote a particular behavior, which I disagree with.

Cuts to USDA food safety inspections have everything to do with security, for example.