I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I support the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

There are a lot of important issues we can discuss on the floor. This is one of them, clearly. But we should be discussing a much larger issue, the issue of border security and stopping the flow. 144 pounds of fentanyl seized at the…

I stand corrected. The gentleman is absolutely right. It is the unions actually forcing nonunion members to pay. And it is equally egregious. It equally is enforced under this, and that is why I oppose it. We should actually be increasing…

There is no arguing that these programs are important, but, again, we have to set priorities. This doesn't say this program is important, and this other one is less important so we are going to take money from it. In fact, it takes money…

So I assume that answer validates my point. Madam Chair, I withdraw the motion to rise. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the motion is withdrawn. There was no objection.

Read the plain language of the amendment. It decreases an amount, and it increases an amount. That is all it does. It doesn't increase funding for firearm violence. If the gentleman were so interested in doing more, more research, he could…

Again, I am not going to argue about the importance of the clinics, but to somehow suggest that a program that is a complete subsidy program--Madam Chair, all we have to do is just read. This is, again, why the American people just have to…

We have heard the debate. I don't know if vouchers are brought into this debate. It is interesting because, with vouchers like the OSP program in the District of Columbia, 97 percent of the students are minorities. That is a voucher…

I join the gentlewoman from California in recognizing the incredible importance of this. I have stated that. Having your cake and eating it too is not related specifically to this amendment, but the idea that we have been discussing now…

There are a lot of wonderful things we can do, but here is the problem: Since the last vote series, we have actually cut management by $22 million, and now we expect them to do more. This is wanting to have your cake and eat it too…

Parliamentary inquiry. Does any time remain on that side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has the only time remaining.

There is no question that we have shortchanged career and technical education over the last few years because, to be honest, the last administration had a very different attitude about the needs of higher education. Thank goodness this…

Woman, there is no question that the rural areas in this country frequently get shortchanged. I know because I represent a rural area. That is why I was surprised because we just heard a lot of lip service to doing great things for the…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McADAMS. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Again, there is no question that everyone knows that we are in a suicide epidemic. We have to do whatever we can, whatever is within our powers--work with our States, work within our local jurisdictions, work with our community…

The bottom line is that there is scientific evidence about the danger of marijuana. It is largely unstudied, and anyone, Madam Chair, who understands how research is conducted here should realize that the roadblock is not in HHS. It is not…

We are going to need a lot of volunteers, actually, in a month because the majority, time and time and time again, has voted against taking care of these children when money runs out this month. That is a fact. Yes, we will need…

That is what I thought. That is what I thought. Madam Chair, parliamentary inquiry. So it is inappropriate for someone to speak while I have the floor. Is that correct? The Acting CHAIR. The Chair does not respond to hypothetical…

Are remarks supposed to be directed to the Chair? The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair. Ms. DeLAURO. I will direct them to the Chair. Where were they? I support the gentleman's amendment.

There is no question that suicide prevention is important, no question in anyone's mind. We have an epidemic of it, but we also have an epidemic of substance abuse. Here is the problem. This amendment takes funds from health surveillance…

Well, we finally have a prioritization here. This amendment actually takes money from one program that it thinks is not as important and puts it in another program it thinks is underfunded. But that is interesting because, look, the…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry). The fact of the matter is that the majority, last year, when they were in the minority, voted along party lines to not provide funds to take care of children in the Labor-HHS bill in…

Again, it is nice to believe that, somehow, if we put this language in, we are going to save money somehow. This was the promise of the ACA: If we just insure more people, for instance, they won't use the emergency room as much. Remember…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry), who is absolutely right. We do need more research. But the current restriction that is struck, section 509, says that this limitation shall not apply where there is significant medical…

Here we go again. I mean, let's play some more pretend. Look, it's 3:30 in the morning, America is watching. This is why they have a 9 percent favorable rating of us. The fact of the matter is, this whole budget is pretend. It pretends…