Jerry Lewis

I rise in support of the FY07 Department of Defense Appropriations conference report. This is the first of 11 individual conference reports I hope to bring to the House floor for consideration this year. The conference report funds the DoD…

I rise in support of H.R. 5672, the Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2007. This is the 10th of 11 bills the committee has brought to the House floor as we go to the Fourth of July recess. I want to…

The reason I asked you to yield, Mr. Chairman, is that it strikes me that the entire membership should know that already Mr. Murtha and you together have lost out to the legislative branch subcommittee. It is a very unusual thing. I think…

I welcome the opportunity to inform my colleagues on the excellent programs put together by the Center for Education Research in Apple Valley, California. First, it is important to remember that the 21st Century Department of Defense is…

Mr. Obey and I have both understood for years that if you wander through the Rayburn Building and do not get lost, you have been here too long. With that, I think you have a very good proposal.

I rise in support of H.R. 5384, the agriculture appropriations bill for the year 2007. This is the third of 11 bills the committee plans to bring to the House floor before the 4th of July break. I want to especially praise Chairman Bonilla…

let me say to you, you have done a fabulous job with this bill. It is a very difficult bill. People oftentimes do not understand the difficulties of putting together a bill like this. To exercise themselves in a way that undermines our…

And so really what we would appear to have before us are Members unilaterally identifying paragraphs that they are not particularly pleased with that involve moneys, maybe at a level, say, of $375 million, that specifically affect our…

I do want the gentleman to know that I have great respect for the work that you and your staff have been about, but also the work that Mr. Edwards and others on the other side of the aisle have been about regarding this very important…

the gentleman involved is a constituent of mine. I can take you to his farm anytime you like, in California.

One of his major farms is in my district, and all the farmers around him in California are supporting his position.

let me ask the gentlewoman a question on my time. Do you know how many additional speakers you may have?

I must say that my good friend, perhaps, has a prescription for success here, but I must say I must make my point of order.

in the time I have spent in and around Iraq I have seen a fabulous facility at Camp Doha that is meeting most of our challenges in the region. I see it developing significantly in the future. I don't see a need for a permanent facility in…

I certainly will. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from California reserves his point of order.

Yes, Mr. Chairman. I must say that I think you know me well; that my colleagues do as well. I feel very strongly about the rules of the House and I feel very strongly about the way we operate with each other. I must say I have regretted…

Frankly I will be glad to yield to the two of them some of my time and I presume that you might want to use the last minute to close and we can close this up. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my colleague from the committee.

I will take 30 seconds. The House has expressed its will in many ways regarding LIHEAP. We are going to do what is right regarding that funding for 2006 and 2007. To send it back to committee would kill this bill. The Members have done a…

further, I look forward to working with both the gentlemen and am anxious to do everything we can to make this thing work as we deliver aid and support to the people in and around New Orleans. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Are there any further…

regretfully, I must make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to amend portions of the bill not yet read. Section 17 of chapter 2 of the House Practice book states in part, ``It is not in order to strike or otherwise…

On the amendment that we are considering, Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman reserves a point of order. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Louisiana.

It has been withdrawn. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Jefferson). The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the noes appeared to have it.

today we turn our attention to the fiscal year 2006 emergency supplemental, addressing the global war on terror and the gulf coast disaster assistance. The committee-recommended funding levels is $91.833 billion, which is $400 million…

We are on the amendment dealing with the Dubai Ports. Does the gentleman know that?

The amendment seeks to add $430 million for armoring levees in addition to the $170 million already contained in the bill. The supplemental bill before us provides the request of $170 million to armor the most critical portions of the…