don't we have a responsibility to coordinate just a little bit better?

Strong, independent science is of paramount importance to our environmental policies.

This amendment would simply reduce the $19.7 million increase proposed for the rental housing assistance program under HUD by $5 million, putting this amount in the spending reduction account. As before, this would not be a cut to this…

My amendment would increase the appropriations for Amtrak's capital and debt service grants by $600 million and increase the spending reduction amount by the same amount. It would have the effect of entirely defunding this account. Amtrak…

This amendment would remove the $55 million increase--and only the increase--from the Homeless Assistance Grant Program and transfer that same amount into the Spending Reduction account. I understand that times are tough nationwide--that…

Woman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 102, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``reduced by $5,000,000''. Page 150, line 8, after the dollar…

I've got good news for my friends from Arizona and from Iowa. This is the last amendment that I plan to offer on this bill. It would reduce the proposed funding for the Amtrak Office of Inspector General's Salaries and Expenses by…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 43, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $600,000,000)''. Page 150, line 8, 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 94, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert ``reduced by $55,000,000''. Page 94, line 15, 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 134, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $100,000)''. Page 150, line 8, after the dollar amount…

This amendment would reduce funding in the bill for the Federal Maritime Commission's Salaries and Expenses by $100,000, and transfer that same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. This amendment would have the effect of bringing the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 134, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $4,800,000)''. Page 150, line 8, after the dollar amount…

I think it could be a huge honor for them to actually take a historic role in securing our borders in partners with other agencies.

Thank you. I appreciate it. The purpose is, as we consolidate programs, we have all of these employees in the Department of Education who are going to lose a lot of their function. As we do so, particularly with sequestration and with the…

I appreciate it. The purpose of this is just transparency so that American citizens can know exactly what's going on.

As my colleagues know, I believe in the Constitution as our Founding Fathers meant it to be: limited government, with enumerated powers of all branches of government, the Congress and every branch. As a result, I don't believe there is a…

I was interested in my good friend from California's comments. He just very openly displayed the difference in philosophies between my friends on the other side and of many of us on this side, and that's a difference of opinion. My friends…

I inquire as to how much time I have left. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes remaining.

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 481, line 19, strike ``and''. Page 481, line 22, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 481…

This amendment would reduce the appropriations that are suggested for the energy programs relating to renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency by $4.751 million and increase the spending reduction account by that same amount…

My amendment would reduce funding for basic energy science research by cutting 10 percent out of its $1.5 billion budget. It would apply those funds to the spending reduction account. Basic energy science is a worthy goal to explore…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: In the item relating to ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency''…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: In the item relating to ``Department of Energy--Energy Programs--Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency''…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 26, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $158,309,900)''. Page 60, line 12, after the dollar amount…

My amendment eliminates the remaining funding for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan program, transferring $6 million to the Spending Reduction Account. Since 2008, the U.S. Government has been in the business of lending…