Alan Grayson

This is simply a good government amendment that is reflected in a different form in the Senate Transportation- Housing bill. I am seeking to provide a similar provision in the House bill. This was offered in a different form yesterday…

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 in this Act…

This amendment would prohibit any funds appropriated by this bill from being used for the purpose of establishing a toll on any existing free lane of Interstate 4 in the State of Florida. I-4, as we call it back home, is the most traveled…

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 in this Act…

Responding to the last point, respectfully, again, these are contract terms that are defined in the contract itself. The gentleman has a point that the term ``project'' is one that could be taken to refer to something other than a contract…

I wish to be heard to respond to the last comment. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will hear further argument from the gentleman from Florida.

It is simply not the case that this is legislating. It is simply not the case this imposes any additional duties. As I indicated a few moments ago, the terms that are in this provision are terms that are ascertainable from every single…

This is a simple good government provision. It says that when a contractor goes over budget or is behind schedule the contractor should not be rewarded for that. None of the funds made available in this act may be used to pay for bonus…

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 in this Congress. My amendment would expand 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 in this Act…

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 in this Act…

This amendment seeks to raise by 50 percent the cap on funding for the Limited English Proficiency initiative under the Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity section of this bill, an amount more in keeping with the historical levels on…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 112, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $150,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida…

This very same bill limits this subsidy to $500 per passenger. Earlier on in this bill, that is a determination that this bill requires to be made. I am simply changing that figure from $500 to $250. It is, shall I say, unwarranted. To say…

I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1615

I wish to be heard on the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is recognized.

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…

The Essential Air Service program, or EAS, is an expensive government handout. It is, in effect, welfare for airplanes. Page 9 of this bill states that, under the EAS, the per-passenger subsidy for flights that would otherwise not exist to…

This amendment was originally drafted to apply to both new and existing lanes. This amendment was redrawn and redrafted to specifically limit it to existing free lanes. All of the contract work that is being done in central Florida, and in…

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), add the following new section: Sec._. None of the funds made available by…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois). 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…

Laws have consequences. The scenario that we are describing here is one where a female prisoner is the victim of incest. If this law passes as currently written that female prisoner will be forced to carry to term the child of an…

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 44, line 24, strike ``$3,000,000'' and insert ``$6,000,000''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from…

This amendment would increase from $3 million to $6 million the amount of funds appropriated for competitive grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun locks under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program. The…

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 54, line 8, after the word ``rape'' add ``or incest''. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is…