Just really, one quick question to Admiral Conn.

I mean, what I heard from your description is, it is still about a 5-year window, right? For total replacement by 2024, is that?

In June 1944, 2 weeks after the D-day landings in Normandy, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, more commonly known as the GI Bill. That landmark measure created both college tuition grants and a living…

I thank Congresswoman Torres for her leadership and Ms. Cheney for her hard work on the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, in 1965, when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Higher Education Act, he said that it meant ``that a high school senior…

I thank Mr. Larson for yielding and, again, for offering this amendment, which has been part of a number of initiatives that we have worked on jointly together to deal with this issue. Again, for the record, just to clarify what is going…

This amendment designates $100,000 in funding to the United States Geological Survey so that they can create a searchable map showing occurrences of an iron sulfide material known as pyrrhotite nationwide. Pyrrhotite is a material that…

This bipartisan amendment would restore $5 million to the National Park Service's Historic Preservation Fund to achieve level funding from the 2018 fiscal year. This amendment continues the same spirit of bipartisanship that Congress…

Again, this is a simple amendment which would designate $300,000 within the operation of the National Park System for the New England National Scenic Trail. This is an amendment which was offered last year and was adopted by voice vote in…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 19, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $100,000) (increased by $100,000)''. The CHAIR…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 14, line 10, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $300,000) (increased by $300,000)''. The…

I rise as the designee of the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), and I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 15, line 4, after the dollar…

Silence is golden, and I yield back the balance of my time The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Courtney The…

I thank the chairman for his consideration of this amendment. It is a very serious problem and much appreciated in the New England area. I thank the ranking member, Ms. McCollum, for her support as well. Madam Chair, I yield back the…

I have no further speakers for the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney). The…

At the beginning, I first of all want to salute both Mr. Young and Mr. Huffman for their hard work on this legislation, which is very contentious and requires a lot of interests to be balanced. Again, hopefully, as the process moves…

The Clerk has 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 title II add the following: SEC. __. NORTHEAST REGIONAL PILOT RESEARCH TRAWL SURVEY…

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 Connecticut will be postponed.

Having been pretty close to this issue over the last 12 years, I would like to add just a little bit of perspective in terms of this initiative which, again, started at the Seapower Subcommittee. The last two times block contracts were…

I include in the Record letters from Admiral Greenert, Admiral Roughead, and the two most recent CNOs, Admiral Natter and Vice Admiral Connor. June 2018. Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee. Hon. Robert Wittman…

May I inquire how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Connecticut has 45 seconds remaining.

This is a bipartisan, straightforward amendment that funds long-lead materials to boost construction of Virginia-class submarines to three per year, starting in 2022. This amendment comes in response to the adamant, persistent warnings of…

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 22, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $10,500,000)''. Page 24, line 2, after the…

I want to first of all state very clearly that, in my opinion, both the chair and ranking member are strong supporters of our Navy and of a strong national defense, and any push in terms of these amendments is not a criticism of them at…

Again, I want to thank Mr. Visclosky and Ms. Granger for the courtesy and, again, having parity in terms of the time. I realize this is an extraordinary situation. They have a lot of folks who want to take the opposite position, but this…

I want to thank Mr. Takano for yielding and for his hard work on the Veterans' Affairs Committee to bring this important milestone for Vietnam veterans to the floor today. And I also want to thank Chairman Roe for the hard work that…