In closing, I would just say that this is another one of my small attempts to make an awful bill just a little bit better, and I would encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the amendment. I yield back the balance of…

Again I rise to talk about what I consider to be wise investments into the future and the stability of this great country. For the last 21 years, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act has created jobs and served as an important…

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, after the dollar amount insert ``(reduced by $10,617,000)''. Page 10, line 21, after the dollar amount…

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 Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Richmond

What this amendment does is increase the funding for our Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement by $5 million. And what it would do is it would allow BOEMRE to quicken the pace of permit approval and, in turn…

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, after the dollar amount, insert ``(decreased by $6,000,000)''. Page 19, line 20, after the dollar amount…

What we heard from our city and our leaders in New Orleans was that we were just cut from I believe it was the UASI grant program to help us in security.

why wouldn't we fire the firm who hired the employee and show the same zero tolerance for protecting our Federal employees

people without the ability to arrest don't get the same respect as police officers

I think we ought to show the same zero tolerance.

I think that may send a message that that is something you ought not do.

I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Louisiana is recognized for 5 minutes.

The overwhelming concern that I have... is just the country's awareness of this as a real threat.

I think it is critical, you know, to protect the American people--millions of people that could get harmed from contaminated water--that we have some regulatory body in the Federal Government whose charge is to regulate the security of…

It was Franklin Delano Roosevelt that understood that there needed to be Government investment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for recognizing me and presiding over these affairs tonight. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Altmire).

I thank the gentleman so much. Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to come down to the floor of the House and start something that I think is very significant. Mr. Speaker, I can't directly can't talk to the American people. I have to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 91, after line 10, insert the following: Sec. __. (a) In this section, the term ``covered assistance'' means assistance…

To my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and on the same side of the aisle, I rise today to do two things. One is to thank the American people, thank Congress, and thank two Presidents for the assistance that they gave to the gulf…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2011 for…

What this amendment would do is, under the provisions of the Stafford Act, the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, there are approximately 160,000 American citizens across this country who, in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina…

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 438, after the matter after line 2, insert the following: SEC. 1022. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF FUNDS…

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 Louisiana will be postponed. Amendment No. 38 Offered by Mr. Mica The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to clear up some things. I don't want this shipyard to close, but I want to be crystal clear about this. The Huntington Eagles just christened a ship a couple of weeks ago; and while they christened the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I rise to ask my colleagues to support an amendment and restore fiscal common sense back to government. This amendment would save the U.S. taxpayers up to $310 million, which would…