Martin Sabo

Mr. Speaker, I am a strong supporter of the base bill on homeland security funding. But there is one part of that bill which I think we could significantly improve. So I would ask Members today to vote against the previous question so that…

I have read the chemical bill language, and I do not understand whether that language preempts the ability of a State to adopt more stringent requirements than the Federal standards.

I was sitting here waiting for time to expire so I could cast a vote, and I heard the motion made by the gentleman from New York. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman have a parliamentary inquiry?

I am just curious, did the Speaker call for a vote, and did I hear some people vote aye? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not stating a pertinent parliamentary inquiry. The question is on the motion to table.

Then I heard the Speaker call for a vote. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

I come to this House debate deeply frustrated over the chaos in Iraq. I voted against authorizing President Bush to take us to war in Iraq. I believed in 2002, and am more certain today that this war has been a grave mistake. Mr. Speaker…

would the gentleman tell me, does the Department have the authority, not the authority but is the Department doing what the gentleman suggests today?

What DHS funding is used today in contravention of section 642(a) of the 1996 Immigration Act?

we are told by Customs and Border Patrol that this amendment has no effect on its operation because it only shares information when it is required by international treaty, the same as what this amendment says. So to the best of my…

Yes, I do. The CHAIRMAN. Does any other Member wish to be heard on the point of order?

My question was not about local government. It was about whether DHS would be doing something under his amendment that they are not doing today.

So DHS would have to clearly be tracking significantly more money than they track today?

I would suggest that from the answers this gentleman has given, that this clearly is putting additional responsibilities on the Department of Homeland Security. Point of Order The CHAIRMAN. Does the Chair understand the gentleman to insist…

I concur in the chairman's comments. You have a good amendment, and I am glad to support it.

I am sorry that the point of order is raised. This provision does not undercut the ability of the committee to act. As a matter of fact, it encourages them to act. We have waited for years without any action on giving the Secretary the…

I would make a parliamentary inquiry of the Chair. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman may state his inquiry.

I move to strike the word. I just wanted to rise and agree with the chairman. This is an amendment that should not be adopted. We have already spent additional significant resources on the border. We are also starting the SDI program, the…

We made some modest cuts in the Office of Under Secretary in our first amendment as related to fire grants which was adopted which I thought was okay to do; but I notice a whole host of amendments are funded by additional cuts to that same…

My understanding is that Mr. Pascrell and Mr. Marshall both have amendments to page 3 on line 15, so I assume what the Chair is saying is that if the gentleman redrafted his amendment before we moved to some place beyond Pascrell and…

let me just make a few comments. First, let me be clear. I have great appreciation for the work of the chairman of our committee, Mr. Rogers, and what he has done in this subcommittee. The work of his subcommittee has significantly…

I understand the majority has the right to close. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is correct.

I am disappointed that a point of order is raised on this very good amendment, but I would concede the point of order. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The point of order is conceded and sustained. The amendment is not in order. Amendment Offered by…

I rise in support of H.R. 3989 and join my Democratic and Republican colleagues from Minnesota in their unanimous support for designating the post office in Dennison, Minnesota as the ``Albert Harold Quie Post Office.'' Albert Quie is a…

the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act suggests that a number of factors are considered to measure the severity, magnitude and impact of a disaster and authorizes FEMA to provide individual assistance. I would be happy…