Mr. Chair, I thank Mr. McHenry for his very thoughtful comments. Mr. Chair, I yield the remainder of my time to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley).

Mr. Chair, I do have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 135, line 21, insert ``, including homelessness (as defined by the Secretary of Housing…

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Panetta). The amendment was agreed to.

Mr. Chair, I thank Mr. Lawson, Ms. Pressley, and the ranking member for their work on this bill. I rise to offer an amendment to H.R. 3621, the Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act. As we all know, this bill that we are considering…

I do agree with the fact that we need to start developing a plan to combat long-term deficit growth.

It means that we will need to be fiscally responsible when it comes to our spending and, yes, raise the revenue to do it.

But what puts the fear in me is that deficits are growing beyond our will to control it.

The 2017 tax law's cap on state and local tax deduction creates challenges for state revenue agencies.

This administration has pursued policies that have sort of left them out to dry.

California pays more in federal taxes than they receive in federal spending.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 200 firefighters from the United States, including California, who packed up and deployed out to help our friends from Down Under in Australia fight one of the biggest fire disasters we have…