John Garamendi

But at this point what is needed, now more than ever, is decisive and thoughtful decisionmaking, not only within the administration but also here in Congress.

Fortunately, when it comes to the Arctic region, by just about any measure the volume of planning initiatives undertaken by the Federal Government over the last several years has been both comprehensive in scope and substantial in number.

These kinds of hearings are very, very important, and particularly important that we do the combined hearing that the two chairmen have put together here.

A final point is that the layer--the security through layered operations, beginning way off in Kazakhstan all the way back home, becomes really important.

The inability or the lack of sharing of information between the various elements of the safety net.

It is our job to provide the funding necessary to protect America, and your job is to carry it out.

The answer is not appreciated. Either you have adequate funding or you do not.

Do you have adequate funding to carry out the tasks that you have been assigned?

These threats are real, they have to be addressed.

We have got about 95,000 miles of coastal area in the United States. We have got 360 ports of various sizes around the Nation, and islands, and so forth, all of which present an opportunity for bad things to happen.

This week marks the 100th anniversary of Farm Credit organizations here in the United States. Over the last century, these organizations have provided critical funding for new farmers, farmers who have been in business, and families for…

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. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

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. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 53, lines 11 through 16, strike ``Provided'' through ``Provided further'' and insert ``Provided''. The Acting CHAIR…

That is the first time I have ever heard that expenditure by the House of Representatives is not taxpayer money, but I guess some people can claim that. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Forbes).

It seems to me to be a waste of a valuable asset...

I do want to thank the Corps for bringing along the West Sacramento project...

The Jones Act is absolutely essential for national security. And without the Jones Act, the military cannot have a reliable and available sea--shipment by sea.

Well, if the Representative is correct--and apparently, she is, since she lives there and buys fuel on the Virgin Islands--that it is not the Jones Act issue that raises the cost, but other matters.

It seems to me that the solution lies in eliminating the question of whether something is viable or not, and simply say if we are going to install this system, it is going to require that all the creatures, critters, are dead.

So why don't we just dredge this thing out and say dead?

It is obviously vital for the Coast Guard regulations to be targeted, fair, and reasonable, and to get them done on time, all of which seems to be a very difficult task for the Coast Guard to achieve.

Well, I guess I am looking for names. Who killed it?

Did the House appropriate it?

Did you miss some zeros?