Tom Latham: “Woman, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa is recognized for 5 minutes.”

I thank the chairman for the kind words. I rise today in strong support of this omnibus appropriations bill. I am particularly proud of the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development division which makes critical investments in our…

The gentleman's amendment would shut down Amtrak. I concede that Amtrak could be more efficient. However, it has made significant improvements in this area recently, and it is moving in the right direction. The bill provides $340 million…

I thank the gentleman. As we move forward to conference, we will work with the gentleman to ensure that any project ready for full funding grant agreements will receive funds under our conference allocation.

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and, therefore, violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule states in pertinent part: ``An amendment…