Jerry Moran

I am not necessarily rising to oppose this, but to point out some deficiencies in the amendment itself. The claim is that the purpose of the amendment is to ensure that the National Park Service prioritizes its construction of law…

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…

Well, that's it. Reclaiming my time, the shot across the bow goes right into the heart of the Endangered Species Act. So you are picking winners and losers. You could have picked any number of programs, but you like those. In fact, some of…

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 support the distinguished gentleman from Missouri. Mr. Cleaver's amendment would add a modest $3 million to the Environmental Protection Agency for the Urban Waters Initiative, which the subcommittee refused to fund. EPA and the…

The definition of 'well capitalized' seems to have a different definition in regard to whether or not you are a large or small bank.

The regulatory environment and costs that we encounter no longer make this a profitable venture.

Good. So we would like a copy of the colloquy that just transpired. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), the ranking member of the Financial Services Appropriations Committee. {time} 1430

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…

As I noted previously, there are a lot of winners and losers in H.R. 2584. Two of the winners are the oil and gas companies and the cattle grazers who use our publicly owned land. One of the losers is Indians who need Sanitation…

I have genuine concern that community banks are on the verge of becoming a thing of the past, and in large part I believe that because of the increasing regulatory burden that is being placed upon those banks.

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…

This amendment cuts every environmental, conservation, and cultural program across the bill, totaling $3 billion in cuts, and then puts those funds in the spending reduction account. The funding in the bill is already grossly inadequate…

If you are seeking a loan at a community bank and you are someplace in a larger city with a larger financial institution, those personal relationships are important in rural States like mine.

We are waiting for the evidence that something is different in regard to those community banks.

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

The minority would respectfully request of the majority that such colloquies, including the one that just transpired, as well as future ones, be shared with the minority. They are meant to be a clarification of language and funding in the…

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…

With regard to the argument that the gentlemen makes, first of all it seems to me that we should set ourselves on record, and the appropriations bill is the ultimate source of funding for the Capitol complex. But the argument that this…

I am disappointed by the outcome of the vote today in which a proposal I believe had the most merit for moving us in the right direction in regard to raising the debt ceiling and moving us toward the direction of a balanced budget failed…

At the beginning of the year, the House did away with the composting program that had been part of the Green the Capitol Initiative. It has been a success. People around the country were watching it and in fact following the example that…

First of all, the letter that was sent did not request polystyrene products by any means. It was referring to another product that was corn based. Certainly Mr. Brady was not recommending dangerous Styrofoam material. The Acting CHAIR. The…

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 Virginia will be postponed.