I know my colleague from Georgia will be speaking on this shortly. I appreciate him and Representative Schiff working on this amendment, and I will be very brief to voice my support for Congressman Woodall and Congressman Schiff in their…

We're not aware of any at this time. There might be one more coming, but if they're not here, I'm prepared to close.

Again, to respond to that, the bill that the House passed failed in the United States Senate. So, too, did a 2-year delay in keeping the student loan rates low; that has failed in the Senate. So we can simply say, oh, we're just not going…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. To further address the student loan issue, this body did pass a bill to prevent the increase in the student loan rates that just occurred. However, that bill--a very similar bill--failed in the…

I was going to comment to the gentleman that the committee work product, the bill before us, is a highly flawed bill. I certainly hope that the open process and the will of the House will significantly alter and improve upon this bill. We…

You know, the funding priorities of this bill are simply upside down. This bill prioritizes nuclear weapons funding over research for innovative technologies that will lead to energy independence and launch a future for sustainable energy…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the underlying bill, H.R. 2609, the fiscal year 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations Act…

So in Colorado, 100 percent of the districts participate in the National School Lunch Program are certified for the $0.06 reimbursement, so again, this is--shows that there needs to be a better implementation in Pennsylvania is what it…

Pizza is fine. We all probably eat it and it has its place in school meals, but it is not broccoli, it is not a carrot, it is not celery.

That is why Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, provided better funding and healthier standards for school lunches.

That is why this morning I introduced, reintroduced the SLICE Act along with Congresswoman DeLauro, Congressman McGovern, and Congressman Rangel.

Unfortunately, the previous Congress short-circuited these efforts when it blocked the USDA proposed rules to put the new standards into effect.

I would like to highlight the successes of Boulder Valley School District under our director of food services, Anne Cooper, who added cooking and salad bars in schools across Boulder Valley School Districts.

I thank the gentleman from Colorado. There is a new fire near Bailey, Colorado. In addition, just in this last week, the Black Forest fire has already destroyed 500 homes and killed two Coloradans. Last year was an unusually devastating…

How much time remains on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Iowa has 2 minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike sections 8301 through 8303 (page 481, line 20, through page 485, line 23) and insert the following…

In my district in Colorado, and in other States across the West and Northwest, our trees, in my district, primarily lodgepole pines, have been plagued by pine beetle. Dendroctonus ponderosae has infected our trees. They're killed by a…

In addition, Colorado did legalize recreational use of marijuana. It also separately has legalized industrial hemp. There are more States that have legalized industrial hemp than have done anything with regard to recreational use of…

In 1794, George Washington, our founding father, wrote to his gardener that he should ``make the most of the hemp seed and sow it everywhere.'' He wasn't alone. Thomas Jefferson grew hemp. Betsy Ross even made the first American flag out…

This is, of course, germane. It was ruled in order by the Rules Committee. There's no issue with the committee of jurisdiction. I yield 1 minute to the cosponsor of the amendment, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Massie).

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 475, after line 15, add the following new section: SEC. 7605. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Again, I think that to have any type of meaningful missile defense against potential threats in Korea, Iran, and elsewhere, it needs to work. That's simply what this amendment says--two tests that…

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 subtitle A of title V, add the following new section: SEC. 502. EXPANSION OF CHAPLAIN CORPS…

Before further yielding, I yield myself 15 seconds just to say I think we're seeing a double standard here where, if it's a person of particular faith, as perhaps the gentleman approves of, then you say, oh, you go see a chaplain for your…

It's a very simple amendment. We, through our Chaplaincy Corps, need to support, and do support, various faith and philosophical beliefs among the men and women who bravely serve our country. We already support some nontheistic beliefs…