Lincoln Diaz-Balart

Let me first thank Chairman Miller for bringing this important piece of legislation forward. We literally could be here days speaking about the many accomplishments of Chairman Young, and those days would not suffice. I got a chance to…

We have heard a lot of things today. We have heard from those of us who think that it is a good program, that it has been efficient, and that it hasn't cost the taxpayers money for the last 10 years; and we have heard from the other side…

Today we have just heard the words of Pastor Guillermo Maldonado. We are honored to have him as our guest chaplain in the House. Pastor Maldonado is the founder and senior pastor of King Jesus International Ministry in Miami. His ministry…

Actually I rise to thank you, Mr. Denham, for bringing up this very important issue. The gentleman mentioned historically the great contributions that the folks that he mentioned today, people just like that, have made throughout our…

Let me first thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa), and I applaud the Republican leadership for bringing this important bill to the floor. I think it's important that we bring down the decibels and that we talk about facts. This…

Just 90 miles away from the coast of the United States there exists a murderous, terrorist regime on the island of Cuba. It is a regime that harbors terrorists, that funds terrorism, that has even held an American hostage since the summer…

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriations bill and, therefore, violates clause 2 of rule XXI. I ask for a ruling from the Chair. The Acting…

I reserve a point of order on the Bachus amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 5 minutes.

I recognize that this amendment is subject to a point of order, but I'd like to discuss what this amendment is attempting to address. As we all know, the Community Development Block Grant program, which is known as the CDBG grant program…

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 90, line 12, before the period insert the following: Provided further, That unless explicitly provided…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, again, want to thank you and your staff, who have been great on this issue, understanding the problem. At this time I would ask unanimous consent, Mr. Chairman, to withdraw my amendment. The Acting CHAIR…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I rise today to engage in a colloquy with my friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. Pitts), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. Mr. Chairman, I am clearly no fan of ObamaCare, and I know that you are…

I thank the gentleman. For years, the territories have expressed concern with the funding levels, and I believe that PPACA was a vehicle to try to alleviate some of those concerns. My hope is that we can work together, along with Governor…

I'm glad, sir, that you just mentioned that, because I just heard here that, no, no, it's not maybe X thousands of jobs that are going to be lost; it is X minus a few thousand jobs that are going to be lost. What? Did I just hear that? I…

You're pretty much guaranteed as much as you are in this process that they're going to pass because you have the ranking member of one party and the chairman who has worked with the ranking member, they both agree, they're…

It was a privilege for 2 years to be the ranking member of this subcommittee, and I will tell you that this subcommittee has never been a partisan subcommittee, and I commend Chairman Denham for keeping that tradition of focusing on the…

Is it not true that if this language would have been in the bill, that there's no guarantee that somebody would have not done an amendment in the Rules Committee to take it out, so that there is no more different guarantee if it was in…

Parliamentary inquiry of the Chair, if I may. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida will state his inquiry.

I thank the chairman for this opportunity, and I really congratulate him. This is the first time in many years, since 2009, that we've actually come to the floor with a conference report. Think about that. Before, things just kind of came…

It's an offensive caricature of Colombia, a democratic ally, a place that is fighting for democracy and for freedom and for due process and the rule of law. We should recognize it, commend them, thank them for being such an ally, for being…

I want to thank Chairman Camp not only for that great explanation that he just gave, but for bringing this bill to the floor. Look, I keep hearing a lot about the horrors of Colombia. A couple of facts: Because of the Andean trade pact…

Today I rise to honor one of our former colleagues, a woman who is really an institution in south Florida, in Florida, and in the Nation, and that is, of course, Congresswoman Carrie Meek. She was the first African American elected to the…

What the previous gentlemen did not say is that Solyndra received $500 million because they have friends in high places. Despite even people in this administration who said don't do it, they received $500 million. If that was in a…

I reclaim my time. Despite what the gentleman says, Mr. Speaker, the previous President's administration denied the funding for Solyndra because they knew it was a scam, regardless of anything else. This administration did that. Now, the…

I think we should boil it down to what this debate is all about. The supporters of this resolution, including myself, believe that the Internet has been, frankly, rather efficient and innovative and creative--clearly more efficient and…