Alan Grayson

This amendment is identical to other amendments that were inserted by voice vote into every appropriations bill that was considered under an open rule during the 113th Congress. My amendment expands the list of parties with whom the…

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: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I don't think that you can properly deny someone a passport or the right to travel without clear and convincing evidence.

I wonder how much longer the Sunni states will stick with the coalition once these Shia militias go on the rampage.

Does it make sense for us to be deploying the most powerful military force that the world has ever seen and spend $1 million to kill some man standing in the desert 6,000 miles from the closest American shore holding a 40-year-old weapon?

We can't just drill our way out of this problem.

Well, also because not a single commercial entity can internalize all of the generated profit, isn't that correct? Isn't that the essence of a public good?

I feel like I am hearing more ideology than I am economics at this point.

America is mired in a long-term negative energy trade balance.

That sounds more like ideology than economics to me.

This amendment seeks to enhance some of the good government language that already exists in this bill. Page 2 of this bill, beginning on line 21, details the instances in which a Board member must recuse himself from an EPA Science…

I thank my colleague. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Grayson). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. McKinley The CHAIR. It…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 22, insert ``, or for which the Board has evidence that it may involve,'' after ``involving''. The…

Last year, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, an all- volunteer Puerto Rican unit known as the Borinqueneers. Today, I rise to urge the President to expedite the designing and the delivery of this…

My amendment would require the Secretary of Education to conduct an assessment of the impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance. It is supported by the National Education Association, the American Academy…

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 Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 33 Offered by Ms. Wilson of Florida The Acting…

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 574, after line 17, insert the following: ``SEC. 6552. STUDY ON SCHOOL START TIMES. ``The Secretary…

I think the issue that we need to be looking at is trying to broaden terminology and understand that it is the tenets or organizations and groups that adhere to this ideology and make it broad enough that if one pops up in a different…

My bill, H.R. 189: the 'Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015', would extend for one calendar year the foreclosure and eviction protections that currently exist for active duty members of our military forces and…

My bill will ensure that the steps taken to come up with this roadmap are transparent, and that all stakeholders are fully engaged in making sure that we provide the resources that our commitment to our veterans demands.

No soldier should ever have to fight abroad and return home only to find that home is no longer there.

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 the bill, add the following new section: SEC. __. STUDY ON USE OF INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX…

My amendment would require the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the IRS, to conduct a study on the feasibility of using individual income tax returns as the primary form of application for Federal student financial aid…

I appreciate the creativity of my colleague from Florida's argument, but no one is suggesting Federal employees have to work for free. All this amendment does is simply eliminate the poverty rates set forth in the General Schedule 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 Florida will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Massie