Our country's worst polluters don't deserve a get out of jail free card. I think that's an unintended consequence of the current language of the bill, absent this amendment. And I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to adopt…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 6. PERMIT HOLDERS IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE. None of the…

I would like to thank the gentleman from Utah for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would also like to congratulate the gentleman from Utah on the occasion of his birthday and convey my…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, recent peer-reviewed scientific studies suggest that mountaintop mining is associated with higher cancer risk and elevated birth defect rates and many other health problems in…

There are ongoing negotiations about how to deal with our Nation's budget deficit. And while we need to make the tough cuts as part of the package, we also need new revenues. One idea for new revenues would be to regulate and tax marijuana…

From a purely self-interested perspective as a Coloradan--and perhaps we have very little to lose as we're a headwaters State--snow that falls in my district on the continental divide will either end up in the Arkansas and Mississippi…

I have no further requests for time, and am prepared to close. I would like to ask the gentleman from Utah if he has any remaining speakers.

I would like to thank my colleague from Florida for the time, as well as to thank the majority members of the Rules Committee for a fair rule that will enable a wide variety of floor amendments to be brought forward. I do rise in…

I have no additional speakers and would inquire of the gentleman from Florida if he has any remaining speakers.

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this bill, again, while we appreciate the open amendment process, will need an open amendment process to correct because it's so highly flawed in its current form. It serves as the…

It is my honor to yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from California, a former colleague of mine on the Rules Committee, Ms. Matsui.

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 new section: Sec. __. None of the funds made available…

Has the gentleman from Kansas read the training manual that he is seeking to defund in this case?

So, reclaiming my time, I think that the straight answer is no. In fact, our ranking member and others have been unable to get that from the Navy Liaison's Office. Again, I think it's an offense to the military to second-guess their…

This amendment strikes a very dangerous precedent for Congress to somehow micromanage the training processes of military chaplains. We have military chaplains from diverse faith backgrounds. We have many faiths--in fact, the majority of…

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 Colorado will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Murphy of Connecticut

Given the ongoing budget negotiations, we need to explore all options for reducing wasteful spending, and I think we have an easy one in front of us in this amendment. Before we ask the American people to accept painful cuts or accept tax…

It's hard to believe that the war on drugs has lasted 40 years. The stories of Americans who have suffered because of the war on drugs continue to flood my in-box. Even veterans who served our country are victims of our senseless drug war…

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 108, beginning on line 18, strike ``pending on, or filed on or after,'' and insert ``filed on or…

To be clear, the gentleman from Florida refers to a letter that was regarding the initial bill. The manager's amendment actually changes the equation the gentleman indicated and renders that side letter inaccurate relating to the manager's…

40 years ago this month, President Nixon launched the war on drugs. Four decades later, I've asked through New Media for Americans to share with me their thoughts on what I believe to be a major public policy failure. Just listen to this…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion for the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption of…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and defeat the previous question, because while it has shortcomings, at least the CutGo rule provides some checks on increasing spending. By waiving CutGo today, this Congress might risk demonstrating…

I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the ranking member of the Rules Committee, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter).

I think some of the frustration here, Mr. Speaker, is that the work product of the committee is being disregarded in favor of a rule that provides for a manager's amendment that fundamentally alters the character of the bill in a way that…