This is unacceptable. Forty-two percent to me is a tremendous regulatory burden.

My amendment would eliminate all funding provided in the bill for the Watershed Rehabilitation Program. Across the United States, 11,000 dams have been constructed in local communities under this program for the purpose of mitigating flood…

My good friend, the chairman of the Agriculture Committee, is very erudite in his discussion against my amendment, but the facts are these: there is $250 million authorized in the farm bill--in his own bill. In this bill, there is $92…

I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan) be listed as a cosponsor of my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. An amendment may not be cosponsored. The Clerk will report the…

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. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: National…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 5, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000)''. Page 7, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert…

This amendment simply gathers the arbitrary budget increases of $5,000 added to seven under secretaries' offices and one assistant secretary's office, totaling $40,000, and it applies that amount to the spending reduction account. What…

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. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Office of Civil…

I thank my friend for yielding. In this bill, we are appropriating $1.2 billion of mandatory spending to gather data for research education and economic studies. Is there any reason why, within that $1.2 billion of getting data, that they…

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. Duncan of Tennessee

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 7, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $7,726,000)''. Page 82, line 2, after the dollar amount…

I have often spoken against the bureaucracies associated with a large federal government.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 141, line 23, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 156, line 16, 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 106, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $7,000,000)''. Page 156, line 16, after the dollar amount…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 42, line 15, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $340,000,000)''. Page 156, line 16, 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. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows…

My amendment will remove the $7 million increase over current spending levels, this year, fiscal year 2014 funding levels, to the rental housing assistance account to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and transfer that…

My amendment would reduce the amount appropriated for the operating grants to Amtrak by $340 million and increase the spending reduction account by the same amount. This reduction would eliminate all operating funds for Amtrak. My…

This amendment would reduce Amtrak's Office of the Inspector General by $1 million and increase the spending reduction account by that same amount. {time} 2115 This reduction would eliminate a proposed increase to that account, keeping the…

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. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: payment to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 42, line 15, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $34,000,000)''. Page 156, line 16, after the dollar amount insert…

Two of my colleagues just came asking to increase the Community Development Block Grant program by $100 million, and actually, the bill itself has an increase above the President's request by $200 million. Sometimes, I agree with the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 94, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $200,000,000)''. Page 94, line 20, after the dollar amount…

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. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: community…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 94, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''. Page 94, line 20, after the dollar amount…