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: limitation on use of funds to implement or enforce…

Nearly 3 years ago, Superstorm Sandy caught millions of coastal residents by surprise and cost billions of dollars in economic damage. Unfortunately, the weather is not all that has become more extreme over the past several years. I am…

My amendment is intended to recognize the National Park Service's Centennial Challenge and the importance of funding the program at the level requested by President Obama and the National Park Service. Next year is the 100th anniversary of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 16, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $30,000,000) (reduced by $30,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…

Thank you, Ranking Member Visclosky. Mr. Chair, I rise for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy. As you are aware, our Nation's Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, or FFRDCs, play a critical role in advancing national…

Thank you, Mr. Frelinghuysen. I look forward to working with you, and I appreciate that construction. I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), the ranking member of the Defense Subcommittee. Is that your understanding?

I urge my colleagues to reject this misguided amendment and vote to protect the scientific integrity of the Endangered Species Act, as well as the integrity of the NDAA.

This amendment attempts to add yet another completely unrelated Endangered Species Act rider to the underlying bill. Specifically, this amendment would prohibit the lesser prairie chicken and the American burying beetle from being listed…

On rollcall vote No. 143, I voted ``no'' and I intended to vote ``yes.'' ____________________

I thank my colleague for yielding. I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 161, the so-called Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. My home State of Massachusetts, like many areas around the country, faces serious energy…

``. . . a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two- thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be…

I thank Congresswoman Brownley for allowing me to speak on this very worthwhile motion, and I rise in support. Statistics from the Department of Veterans Affairs indicate that as many as one in five women are sexually assaulted while…