Jerry Moran

May I make a parliamentary inquiry? The Acting CHAIR. State your inquiry.

I do think that it's important that we make this nominal investment in the cultural lives of our citizens and in our children's futures. I can't imagine how a Nation as rich and prosperous as ours would not consider it a priority to…

I simply rise to associate myself with the very thoughtful, insightful comments of the gentleman from Idaho, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee. We agree. The amendment should be defeated. I yield back the balance of my time. The…

I simply rise to ask if we could see the amendment. It's pretty difficult to address it until we actually see the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment is No. 18 in the Congressional Record.

I was happy to yield. Reclaiming my time, it just seems to me that more information, accurate information, should not be a threat. Isn't it appropriate to let the public know--in fact, to let lawmakers know who might need to respond--how…

Reclaiming my time, I would say to the gentleman, we have things like the Better Business Bureau which, frankly, doesn't have that kind of certification. Almost anybody can get designations. Sometimes it's helpful. Other times it's less…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 64, beginning on line 15, strike section 124. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I would like to make two points. One is that this is clearly authorizing language on an appropriations bill. If we're going to change the law, then it ought to be done by the authorizing committee. But, secondly, I know the gentleman is…

It's only if a Federal court finds that the agency failed, or was unable to make information timely available during the administrative review, according to this language. So it's probably an unreal situation.

I thank the Chair. I think a number of very good questions have been raised by the ranking member of the full committee--Appropriations Committee--and we are concerned about this precedent. We're also concerned about the safety of people…

I was happy to yield. Reclaiming my time, I would respond to the gentleman, the Coast Guard really doesn't spend much time on rivers. It's normally coastal waters. It may have responsibility, but the fact is the Coast Guard normally…

It's possible if the language was more specific, we wouldn't have quite the trouble with it.

Reclaiming my time, the language is clear it applies to all waters, not just navigable waters.

Reclaiming my time, it's clear that's not just the waterway. That includes all of the land. The entire park on this national preserve, they can't carry out their responsibilities. We're not just talking about the water.

I believe we must carefully review all Federal funding to ensure that we are budgeting for critical needs appropriately.

Woman, this is a distinction without a difference. The money still goes away. The argument that was made by the chairman of the committee still stands, as far as I can see. And so even though the amendment may be worded a little…

The gentlelady is smiling, so I will accept her concurrence. We will move forward in that fashion if the gentlelady wouldn't mind withdrawing her amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Not only were they there but Team 6 that had just dealt with Osama bin Laden in a fairly definitive manner, SEAL Team 6 was there. We couldn't identify them, but we all applauded for them, and they couldn't have been more overjoyed. The…

I do think it might be instructive that Mr. Pombo is no longer among our ranks and the principle reason is the Endangered Species Act authorization that he attempted to write which was so destructive of the original intent of the…

I was going to wait until other speakers spoke, but I felt it appropriate to engage in a discussion here with the chairman and to remind him that this bill includes funding for a multitude of expired authorizations. The Bureau of Land…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I very much thank the distinguished ranking member of the full Appropriations Committee. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr…

I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 20, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $18,663,000)''. Page 92, line 1, insert after…

The reality is that this is a bad bill. There may be some good people who have been involved in putting it together. I like the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee, but the fact is that this would severely restrict our government's…