Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise to express grave concern that the majority has included in the Homeland Security appropriations bill a cut to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. In the face of the grave and…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 213. Strike section 214. Strike section 220. Strike section 221. Strike section…

Mr. Chair, my amendment gives my Republican colleagues a chance to reconsider some of the cruel and reckless partisan riders tacked onto this atrocity of a Homeland Security bill. Republicans are really done, obviously, pretending that…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this heartless bill which cuts nutrition assistance to mothers and children and needed relief to our hardworking farmers. If my Republican colleagues insist on preserving their tax cuts for the rich at…

we can make sure that we are working together towards the same goal of maintaining the quality of life of our servicemembers.

Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Wasserman Schultz of Florida moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4366 to the Committee…

Madam Chair, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to committee. If the House rules permitted, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill. My amendment strikes section 258…

Madam Chair, I hope my colleagues will join me in voting for the motion to recommit, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Zinke). The…

Madam Chair, I think it is important to point out that the new motto still is reflective of President Lincoln's beliefs, and his promise is one that was developed after surveying veterans who receive care from the VA and their employees…

Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

Madam Chair, in March of this year, VA announced it is updating its 1959 mission statement: ``To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who have served in our Nation's military and for their families, caregivers, and…