I rise with great concerns about this amendment, because I don't think it does what the author intends it to do. All it does is say none of the funds made available in this act--this act, not other acts, not other bills that the chair and…

Reclaiming my time, with all due respect, I don't think the Agriculture Committee created the Brazilian problem. It was not the committee's act that created it. It was what the Brazilians did in their ability to become a major agricultural…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I know we've been here almost 25 hours of debate. I appreciate the open rule and the fact that we've had a huge debate. I personally would like to thank you and all the staff. I wore my Father's Day tie…

Look, if you like dirty air, you will love this amendment. If you like dirty fuel, you will love this amendment. What this provision does is it strikes the requirement in law that says to the government, which is a big purchaser of fuel…

I rise with great concern for this amendment. It wants to reduce about 5.8 percent across the board. Our problem is that we have dealt a really bad deal. The bill that we brought to the floor--and we cut some last night across the…

This is the kind of program that I think Mr. Flake pointed out that you wonder why we use taxpayer moneys to market American agriculture abroad, and you say, well, we don't need to do that. As he pointed out, he pointed out a couple of…

Again, I don't know how many times we have to reiterate that these cuts, squeezes, and trims hurt the most vulnerable people in America and abroad. My good friend talked about a fiscal disaster that we are having in America and then just…

What Ranking Member Peterson is talking about is that this is an ag bill that is to help agriculture, producers of agriculture. What this amendment does is hurt them. It supports the banks by delaying transparency. So it's going to cost…

Could you tell me where in the bill this has anything to do with what you're talking about?

I wasn't going to rise on this amendment--and I probably shouldn't--but this discussion just bugs me. I represent more productive agriculture in my district than anyone in this room--$4 billion in just one county--and I represent a bunch…

I reserve a point of order on this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes in support of her amendment.

Again, how many times do they have to keep attacking the WIC account, women, infant and children? America has long decided that we ought to be taking care of the most vulnerable people in America. There are women who are pregnant, low…