I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Broun of Georgia moves that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two…

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…

My amendment says that no funds in the underlying bill may be used to restrict access to the Screening Partnership Program, SPP program, of the Transportation Security Administration, TSA. SPP is a pilot program that the Federal Government…

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: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may…

I have the right to close, and I am going to reserve the balance of my time until the time to close. Mr. DeFAZIO. How much time do I have remaining?

I thank my friend from North Carolina for yielding. I would just remark about, Mr. Chairman, my friend from Washington State's remark. The countries in Europe are failing because they spend too much money. The government does not make…

My amendment would completely eliminate funding for the Transportation Security Administration, TSA, and transfer that money into the deficit reduction account, saving taxpayers more than $5 billion. The fact of the matter is very simple…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 15, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced to $0)''. Page 99, line 17, after the dollar amount insert…

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 Georgia will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Holt

This amendment would reduce the administrative salaries in the expense accounts in the underlying bill by just 3 percent, with the exception of the U.S. Coast Guard. It does not affect their expenses. Our Nation is facing a total economic…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $3,655,500)''. Page 3, line 23, after the dollar amount…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 20, line 15, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $335,000,000)''. Page 56, line 24, after the dollar amount…

This amendment would reduce the administrative and salaries and expenses accounts in the underlying bill by just 3 percent. It is similar to an amendment that I offered to the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill just a few…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 7, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,325,000)''. Page 7, line 22, after the dollar amount…

My amendment would reduce funding for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account by $355 million, with the intention of removing all funding for vehicle technologies. This reduction would be transferred to the spending reduction…

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 Georgia will be postponed. Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Carson of Indiana The Acting…

I'm 66 years of age. I'm in the United States Navy Reserve today, an active reservist as a general medical officer. There are many reservists not only in the Navy, but in other branches of the service that are beyond 42 years of age. We…

How much time do I have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.

My amendment is very straightforward. It would simply allow individuals of any age to enlist in the military so long as they were able to meet all of the requirements to ensure that they're fit for duty. Under current law, only individuals…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following new section: SEC. 5__. ELIMINATION OF MAXIMUM AGE…

I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the amendment is withdrawn. There was no objection. Amendment No. 24 Offered by Mr. Huelskamp

I apologize for any hurt feelings that anyone has because I certainly wasn't meaning to try to hurt anybody's feelings.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I apologize to my dear friend from Georgia if he's gotten angry with this amendment. It was never my intent to do so. And I am going to ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. I deplore…

I thank my friend. I would like to remind my good friend from California that Georgia's voter identification law has been upheld by the courts. The provision of voter identification is simply to ensure integrity at the polls: that the…

My amendment would simply prohibit any funds in this underlying bill from being used to carry out or enforce section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Under section 5, seven States in the South, as well as Arizona, Texas, and a number of…