Jack Kingston

We have had a very difficult time with the Food for Peace program already, and if this helps secure another supporter of the bill, we certainly would work with you on this amendment and support it. I yield back the balance of my time. The…

Reserving my right to object, I just want to remind my friend about taking two bites of the 2,500-mile apple. I certainly do not object but----

Reclaiming my time, I don't know all the ins and outs of this, but I do know that we're constantly getting on the FDA to use more sound science, less politics, and to have more transparency, and it appears that that's what they're doing…

This amendment reduces certain accounts in the bill specified in the amendment by 0.78 percent, and it fulfills a commitment which the minority and the majority had discussed earlier regarding WIC funding. I yield back the balance of my…

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. __. Each amount made available by titles I…

I would like to speak to the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized.

As the chairman of Agriculture knows and is fully aware, I wanted to underscore the point that you just made that the ordinary mandatory authorization for this program is $165 million. That has been zeroed out, and the only thing we're…

Reclaiming my time, don't we know full well on this committee, because we have been champing at the bit to do a little bit of authorizing, but the authorizing committees keep a pretty strong eye on us. I certainly agree with that point.

I oppose the amendment and move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes.

The Ag Marketing Service actually gets that $77.5 million in appropriation, and in addition, has the ability to collect up to $61 million in fees. If you think about it, that's not unusual in this account. The FDA actually does the same…

I want to say that the concern that I have--again, not having the advantage of being able to research things thoroughly, but we're taking $1 million out of a $3 million account and putting it into a $77 million account, and it just seems…

The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because the amendment proposes to increase the level of funding and outlays in the bill, and outlays in budget authority have to be equal. I ask for a ruling from…

I insist on my point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for that purpose.

I will accept the amendment. I want to say to my friend from Florida, we're going to be looking at all this as the process goes on, and we'll certainly work with you. We, Mr. Farr and I and the committee, do appreciate all the research…

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 Utah will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia

With that, I withdraw my objection, and we accept the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Clarke). The amendment was agreed to…

Reclaiming my time, we were talking earlier about some of the overlaps in these Federal food assistance programs. To me, this is a case where this is a program where there is a lot of overlap with food stamps, and we should look at that…

I wanted to explain to my friend about it. I am uncertain about this current amendment, but that departmental account, as unglamorous as they are to all of us, has been cut about 15 percent, and then this cuts it, and then your food safety…

I was going to ask my friend if he is planning to offer his other amendment. Don't you have another related amendment?

I reluctantly have to insist on the point of order. It's actually scored by CBO at $5 million, and that is beyond my authority to waive anything. And it's not a numerical thing. It's just a rule.

I continue to reserve. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes. Point of Order

I reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to point out to my friend from California of a number of the previous speakers who keep speaking about the DeLauro amendment. The DeLauro amendment does not do anything. We accept the DeLauro…

Isn't it true, for the record, that we do support the amendment? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has not stated a parliamentary inquiry.

I accept the amendment and was wondering if we could go ahead and call the question and move on. The Acting CHAIR. The Committee is proceeding under the 5-minute rule and debate will proceed on the amendment.