Alan Grayson

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…

This amendment is identical to other amendments that have been inserted by voice vote into every appropriations bill that has been considered under an open rule during this Congress. It is also identical to the amendment I offered to last…

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

I thank the gentleman and yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Grayson). The amendment was agreed to.

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 have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000).'' Page 4, line 21, after the first dollar amount…

I want to thank my colleague from Florida and the gentleman from New York for consideration of this amendment. Mr. Chairman, budgets are about choices. We have a choice to make here that is an interesting one, and I wanted to point it out…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 9, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $2,800,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

Reclaiming my time, I am happy to accept your acceptance of this amendment. I am very grateful to you, Mr. Chairman. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

I would like a few more dimes and nickles for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly program. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly program offers free tax help to individuals who are age 60 years old or older. I am not there yet, but I hope to…

This amendment is identical to other amendments that have been inserted by voice vote into every appropriations bill that has been considered under an open rule during this Congress. It is also identical to the amendment that I offered to…

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 (before the short title), add the following new section: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

Thank you very much. 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 Offered by Mr. LaMalfa Mr. LaMALFA. Madam…

Christians in Turkey and Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus deserve our assistance in ensuring that they can freely practice their faith.

A century is much too long for violations of religious freedom to go unanswered.

I think my colleagues must be attacking some other amendment, not this amendment. This is not an amendment that restricts the distribution of guns or ammunition; rather, this is an amendment that restricts the distribution of armored…

I have an amendment at the desk, Madam Chair. 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…

The amendment at the desk is simple. It reads as you just read it. As you know, Guantanamo was opened for business, so to speak, in January of 2002. It is now June of 2014. My amendment seems to give some kind of clue as to how long we, a…

I want to, in some respects, associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from New Jersey. Obviously, we have a difference of agreement about the facts, but I think we agree that the NSA should actually be helping to establish 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 join in the gentleman's desire to move on, and I appreciate the gentleman's fair consideration of this amendment on the merits. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the…

You may recall, yesterday, I gave an impassioned plea in favor of a different version of this amendment, which was ruled out of order. I am hoping for a better result tonight; but in any event, there is only so much passion in the world…

I have an amendment at the desk, Grayson Amendment 5. 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…

This is an amendment that is substantially similar to an amendment that passed by unanimous voice vote among Democrats and Republicans on the House Science and Technology Committee a couple of weeks ago. My amendment, the…

What I am saying is not so much a question of whether the equipment is being occasionally misused. The question really has become whether it is ever properly used. Can any of the gentlemen here tonight or anyone else identify a single act…