Sam Farr

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 Iowa will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Engel

I was going to introduce an amendment, but I just want to make a statement and I'll withhold the amendment. The statement I want to make is about what this underlying bill does to FDA. It cuts FDA, Federal Drug Administration, by 21…

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…

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.

So there is no other amendment? This hasn't to do with an earmark to try to stop closure of--

I am very interested. One of your colleagues just cut the heck out of this Department, and you want to add money back in. I am kind of for that. But I am kind of curious because I understand--and the question is, do you intend in the…

I share your concerns, but I'd certainly like to see what we can do to accommodate my colleague. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan…

You know, it's very easy to just go through and start cutting these services because they sound like they're sort of bureaucracy offices, but, in fact, we've been on the committee a long time and we get, you know, oversight of these…

This amendment cuts ERS by $43 million, and that's the Economic Research Service for Agriculture. Then it goes on to cut another $85 million out of the National Agriculture Statistical Service, which is essentially the census of…

I normally wouldn't oppose this because it cuts from the account that I just tried to cut from, but I only cut $300,000 to pay for something. This amendment cuts $20 million, and it pays for nothing. I just think that that's not a very…

I move to strike the last word. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

Let me say in this moment, in this allocation of time, that it is about values, and I think the big debate here is not just about how you cut, squeeze, and trim spending. We have Members of Congress who have spoken today whose families…

I yield such myself such time as I may consume. I would like to, first of all, compliment Mr. Kingston, who is chair of this committee. He has come on as the chair, and I have come on as ranking member. We have both been on the committee…

I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the former ranking member of this committee. Ms. DeLAURO. I thank the gentleman. I want to comment on my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, who…

I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished Member from Ohio, Marcy Kaptur, the former ranking member of this committee.

How much time do we have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 22\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Georgia has 19 minutes remaining.

I yield myself as much time as I may consume. I rise today as the ranking member on the Agriculture appropriations subcommittee to draw concern to this bill. I know that we're in tough budget times, but even in tough budget times, people…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Chair, we've heard a lot today. We've heard a lot about spending, because that's what this bill is. It is an appropriations bill. But the talk about spending is wrong because it's not putting…

Thank you, Mr. McGovern, for yielding and I rise with concerns with this rule. The rule in one part is good because it's an open rule, allows unlimited amendments, but the rule on the second part, which protects the work of the committee…

The concern here is that this amendment double dips from the same account. Maybe we can work something out here. Mr. Broun took money out of this account. I took money out of this account.

Frankly, I think that statement is a flat Earth statement because it doesn't even look before you leap. It just says, Let's whack because there's redundancy. There is redundancy in our own body. We've got two eyes, two ears, two arms, and…

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. 8 Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

I am offering this amendment to move funding from the Agriculture Building and Facilities and Rental Payments account and investing that money in the Organic Data Initiative. Organic agriculture is a very important and growing sector of…

I oppose this amendment. This is a big cut out of a very important program, just indicated by Congressman Clarke from Michigan. For all the reasons he was trying to increase the program, this amendment goes just the opposite way. It knocks…

I rise because I want to respond to my chair, who I respect deeply, but I think there is sort of a misstatement of fact here. The only budget that has ever been balanced in the last 20 years has been the budget that the Democrats did. We…