The conference agreement contains almost $1.7 billion in emergency disaster money to repair roads and bridges. These funds will supplement existing Federal, State, and local monies and will be used for repairs and reconstruction. There are…

I thank the chairman for yielding time. And I, first of all, want to thank him for the great work, but also Ranking Member Dicks on the full committee; and then a special thank-you to the ranking member on the subcommittee, Mr. Olver, for…

I strongly urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1025. I join my colleague, the gentleman from Minnesota, in introducing this bill. My colleagues, you may not be aware that a member of the Guard and Reserve can complete an entire career…

I thank Mr. Frelinghuysen for the time. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this bill and simply to make a point about the emergency funds and the offset that's provided to the Army Corps of Engineers. I think everyone is aware, but I want…

I will say this. Amtrak will always have a warm spot in my heart.

For far too long, administrations from both sides of the aisle have neglected to tackle the management and financial problems both at HUD and at many public housing agencies throughout the country.

On rollcall No. 323, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Gibson The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky. The idea that this is somehow artificially created is unbelievable. Is there any memory over on the other side here about what happened last year for the first time since the Budget Act of 1974--that…

We owe it to those sacrificing for us both home and abroad to ensure that there is not an interruption of their pay. This measure continues to show the House Republicans' commitment to our men and women in uniform while protecting the…

This is extraordinarily frustrating. You know what the situation is, as far as us writing a bill this year. We are not going to have the money.

I do not see any leadership, yesterday or today, as far as submitting an honest proposal before Congress.

the administration didn't propose a budget for 2012. They really proposed a lot of pie in the sky, a pipe-dream concept paper for what you would love to see in a reauthorization bill.