May 15, 2008
The defense part of this bill is a good package. As a matter of fact, we actually followed the process, and we went to the subcommittee, and the subcommittee members had a full discussion of the defense part of this bill, and the…
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May 15, 2008
I thank the gentleman. So we did move quickly, and on the third day after September 11, we produced a bill. Mr.…
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by number of sources- I am pleased to bring to the House the 2001 Supplemental Appropriations bill. While this is the first appropriations activity on the floor of this Congress, it is actually the last appropriations action for the last Congress because this is a supplemental dealing with fiscal year 2001 funding. The bill before us represents our best attempt to address funding shortfalls for our military, provide emergency assistance to communities impacted by natural disasters, and secure relief for consumers affected by high energy costs. We have accomplished this within the funding levels requested by the President and approved by the Congress in the budget resolution. In other words, if we were to go above the $6.5 billion provided in this bill, we would be violating budgetary constraints which would cause serious problems. And in the other body, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations has said publicly that $6.5 billion is the maximum because if they were to go over that, they would be subject to a 60-vote point of order.2 sources2001govinfo.gov
- the Committee on Appropriations does recognize the impact of last winter's ice storms to private and public landowners in Texas.2 sources2001govinfo.gov
- pursuant to House Resolution 669, I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 128) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution. The text of House Joint Resolution 128 is as follows: H.J. Res. 128 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 106-275, is further amended by striking the date specified in section 106(c) and inserting ``December 11, 2000''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 669, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) each will control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young).2 sources2000govinfo.gov
- pursuant to clause 12 of rule XXII, I move that meetings of the conference between the House and the Senate on H.R. 2863 be closed to the public at such times as classified national security information may be broached, providing that any sitting Member of the Congress shall be entitled to attend any meeting of the conference. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12 of rule XXII, the motion is not debatable, and the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to close the conference will be followed by 5-minute votes on the motion to instruct on H.R. 2863, the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 599, and the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 972. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 415, nays 9, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No.…2 sources2005govinfo.gov
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Nov 14, 2007
This motion to recommit is a simple forthwith motion. That means a vote for this motion will allow the House to immediately vote tonight on a bill that can pass the Congress and be signed into law. That means that our troops in harm's way…
Nov 14, 2007
I agree strongly with Mr. Murtha's statement about torture. I don't think Americans want to be known as a Nation that do torture. But we have put prohibitions on torture in our Defense appropriations bills almost from the beginning of the…
Oct 31, 2007
I rise to applaud Chairman Obey for the statements that he has made since the beginning of this session of Congress that we are going to pass all of the appropriations bills individually, separately, and send them to the President…
Aug 4, 2007
This is a program that is important to the military. This is a defense-related issue. What this program is, is providing water for our troops in the field where there is no water. We have reverse osmosis. To do that, you have got to have…
Aug 4, 2007
One of the best programs this Congress ever created in the health field was the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, which has saved thousands of lives, a proven system. It was created by this subcommittee with an earmark many years ago…
Aug 4, 2007
Let me give you the type of question you are asking. Last year, I was chairman of this subcommittee. Last year, we had a request through the administration for a supplemental of $70 billion. We asked the administration, what would you like…
Aug 1, 2007
I rise in support of children and older Americans this afternoon because I have supported and initiated many legislative efforts in this House to provide health care benefits to both groups. Yet I must oppose this legislation today because…
May 10, 2007
I didn't intend to speak on this until I read the bill, and I didn't have much chance to read the bill because it didn't go through any committee, and it was only introduced last night. But this bill is an illusion. It is not what it is…
Apr 25, 2007
first I want to make the point as strongly as I can that I want our troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan and anyplace else in the world where they are in harm's way as soon as we can possibly do it without risking the security of our own…
Jan 12, 2007
I want to include for the benefit of my colleagues today's editorial from my hometown newspaper The St. Petersburg Times that warns the House to be careful with the passage of this legislation. In Rx: dose of reality, the editors say…
Jun 29, 2006
with adoption of the manager's amendment, this bill is going to give Floridians protection for their coast that we haven't ever had before. And I think it is important to note that some of our colleagues from Florida have misrepresented…
Jun 29, 2006
in my enthusiasm for the manager's amendment, I transposed a number. I said the military mission line would protect 325 miles. It is actually 235 miles, which is still a good deal for Florida; but I just wanted to correct that I did…
Jun 20, 2006
Just a minute. It is under my reservation. Let us bring this to a close. We can repeat our arguments so many times. I withdraw my reservation. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman withdraws his reservation. The gentleman from Massachusetts is…
Jun 20, 2006
For those of us who have visited our wounded soldiers and marines in the hospitals understand the importance of the type of injury you are discussing. Sometimes it is very obvious, very evident, and sometimes it is not obvious at all, but…
Jun 20, 2006
again I want to thank the members of the subcommittee who worked so diligently. I want to thank specifically Mr. Murtha, who worked with us every day, every hour of every day as we put this bill together. Most Members of the House had some…
Jun 20, 2006
Well, let me reclaim my time and suggest that if you want to rewrite FISA, you don't do it on the floor on an appropriations bill. You introduce a bill, or you go to the proper committee of proper jurisdiction. This is not something you do…
Jun 20, 2006
I will continue to yield in just a minute. On the legal aspects of this, I am going to Mr. Lungren. I think he is prepared, and he will probably get his own time, because I am limited to 2 minutes. But in the minute I have left, I will…
Jun 20, 2006
I yield for the purpose of unanimous consent to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Miller). (Mr. MILLER of Florida asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
Jun 20, 2006
I make the point of order, reluctantly, I might say, against the amendment because it provides an appropriation for an unauthorized program and therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI. Clause 2 of rule XXI states in pertinent part: ``An…
Jun 15, 2006
this debate is not about politics. This debate is about America. It is about Iraq because Iraq is one of the many battlefields on which we fight the global war on terror. Afghanistan is another battlefield on which we fight the war on…
Jun 14, 2006
during the discussion on these appropriation bills, there have been a number of amendments to strike out issues that were added by the committee rather than requested by the administration. I think that is a good application of the…
Jun 12, 2006
I am going to be very brief here and suggest that the chairman has already specified some of the details of the defense part of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I want to say that it is long past time for the Congress to have completed action on…
May 18, 2006
my friends who are opposing the Putnam-Capps amendment would like us to believe that in the Gulf of Mexico there is an unlimited supply of nice, clean, cheap natural gas just waiting for someone to punch a hole and it will come flowing…
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