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…

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

This amendment would prohibit funds from being used for the loan guarantee program created by the America COMPETES Act of 2010, a program which is essentially an $84 billion science experiment in stimulus spending. The America COMPETES Act…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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 in this Act…

I appreciate that. The question we have--we have asked Mr. Park to come three times, and then we had Mr. Holdren come to the full committee, and Mr. Park is in OSTP, and Mr. Holdren is chairman of OSTP, and he said Mr. Park doesn't work…

I appreciate the chairman's willingness to work this out. Of course, we don't have time to come back with another amendment. I suspect, as soon as we finish with this one, we will move forward, but I would like to work with you, Mr…

In closing, I am not cutting basic research here at all. I am suggesting cuts in the directorate. There are just silly things that they have--the Climate Change Narrative Game, for instance, and the climate change media exhibition that…

During the public comment period, there was absolutely zero interest in this program--zero. The SBA already does this. I am all for manufacturing. I am all for small and medium businesses. But we do not need this program. It is an $84…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 60, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 100, line 17, after the dollar amount…

This amendment would reduce the Office of Science and Technology Policy by $1 million and apply that amount to the spending reduction account. As chairman of the House Science Oversight Subcommittee, it has come to my attention that there…

I appreciate the offer of both gentlemen to work with me. It is our responsibility in Congress to have oversight. I am the chairman of the Oversight Committee on Science, Space and Technology. We have had tremendous problems with not only…

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 69, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $760,000)''. Page 70, line 5, after the…

I am a family physician and an addictionologist. Marijuana is addicting if it is used improperly. But used medically, and there are very valid medical reasons to utilize extracts or products from marijuana in medical procedures, it is a…

This amendment would cut about $67 million from the National Science Foundation's appropriations increase--again, increase; not reduce their funding, but reduce the increase--and apply that amount to the spending reduction account. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 18, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $596,000)''. Page 100, line 17, after the dollar amount…

This amendment would eliminate the increase of $596,000 for the Office of Inspector General under the Department of Commerce and apply that amount to the spending reduction account. This amendment has the support of the ranking member of…

When CISPA was passed--several times now--a lot of people that are concerned about privacy and civil liberties all across the Nation were very fearful of that act because of the potential sharing of their own personal private information…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Duffy The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

I didn't realize with this amendment that we were going to get into debate about the unaffordable, uncaring act, so-called ObamaCare. Actually, I have the solution. We have been promised that if you like your doctor, you can keep your…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 15, line 13, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $243,000)''. Page 32, line 21, after the dollar…

The bill under consideration today is probably the smallest appropriations bill that we see each year, at least in terms of the number of dollars involved. It funds the operations of the legislative branch--both the operational expenses of…

While President Obama and many within his party would like to further cut our military and prioritize wasteful domestic spending over our national defense, I disagree with his approach.

It is unconscionable for the U.S. Government to kill its own citizens without first allowing them their day in court and due process.