John Garamendi

The Biden administration, together with the Democrats in the House and the Senate, put forward the largest infrastructure program ever in this Nation.

It is time for us to get real. We do not have the capability of projecting the American presence in the Arctic, period.

We have been at this for a decade in this committee, and we are not even close to getting a heavy icebreaker.

We cannot lose another year. We have lost a decade already.

The current strategy by the Coast Guard, the U.S. military, and America, is to have three heavy icebreakers available for the Arctic and Antarctic.

Integrated air and missile defense is why Ukraine remains sovereign.

I'd like to request permission to enter into the record, an op-ed by the late Senator Dianne Feinstein, 'There's No Such Thing as a Limited Nuclear War'.

I would highly suggest you do. There are commercial operations that are ever increasing with various satellite technologies that can provide almost daily a view of the entire world.

Later today, we are going to be taking up an extraordinary piece of legislation and voting on whether this Nation is going to be all in on a new nuclear arms race or whether we are going to modulate and think about what it is that we are…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 38 Offered by Ms. Hageman The Acting CHAIR. It…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 37 Offered by Mr. Garamendi The Acting CHAIR. It…

How many minutes do I have remaining, sir? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman would have to be recognized as the designee of the chair or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations to be allowed to offer a pro forma amendment…

I have a pro forma amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for his remaining time.

If I might ask another parliamentary question, sir. As the author of this amendment, do I have the opportunity to propose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 of those pro forma amendments? The Acting CHAIR. That is correct.

Further parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chair. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

In an effort to achieve that consultation, sir, could the House provide me with information since I do not have before me the rules of the House. Perhaps they can provide me the rules of the House and I could read it, or perhaps the Chair…

Further parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

A parliamentary inquiry would be: Sir, how can I achieve, under the rules of the House, a fair debate with equal time on the issue? Mr. Chairman, I have a parliamentary question before the Chair. Fair is fair, guys. The Acting CHAIR. The…

I posed a question to the Chair. Does the Chair have an answer to my question? Is fairness out of order on this floor? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has not stated a parliamentary inquiry. The gentleman will state his parliamentary…

I have a question. I have a question about fairness in the debate. The chair of the subcommittee has offered two pro forma amendments, giving my side of the debate no opportunity whatsoever to respond to the issues that have been raised…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I hereby remove my name as a cosponsor of H.R. 3721. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Allen). The gentleman's request is granted. ____________________

In fact, it is, by all evidence presented at an ad hoc hearing here in Congress just less than 3 weeks ago, a major element in the destabilization and in the support of various rebel groups, many of whom are clearly aligned with Al Qaeda.

I think it is clear to all of us that the funding mechanism for the Highway Trust Fund needs to be rethought.