Madam Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

My recollection is that this amendment was placed in the bill some years ago when there was an active dispute about contracting out some services at CIS. Could you tell us, what precipitates your trying to remove this language now? As I…

Madam Chairman, Mr. Sessions' amendment frankly has been known to us only a short period of time, and we are not certain that all Members who might have an interest in this have been alerted. I wonder if the gentleman would yield for a…

I rise merely to express my support also for Mr. Honda's amendment. I think it is entirely appropriate to permit appropriated funds to be used for immigration integration, and that, indeed, has been our past practice. I yield back the…

Reclaiming my time, I understand the operation of the A-76 process. And I also understand that there are times when contracting out makes sense and other times when it does not. But given the fact that the gentleman is not mandating any…

I certainly hope so. That's good, Mr. Chairman. I am very pleased to hear that. Let me go ahead and say something about my colleague's intent, because there is a major deficiency in this bill, and we need to address this, although it's…

I want to express my support, Mr. Chairman, for the intent of my colleague from New York in calling attention to the major deficiency in this bill. But, Mr. Chairman, I feel compelled also to express my extreme disappointment about what…

Mr. Chairman, I simply want to back my chairman in this instance and also urge a rejection of the amendment. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. McCaul). The amendment was rejected. {time}…

Mr. Chairman, we have not seen the amendment. The CHAIR. Is the gentleman objecting to the unanimous consent request propounded by the gentleman from Texas that the amendment be considered as having been read?

Mr. Chairman, I want to commend our colleague from the District of Columbia for her persistent advocacy for this headquarters consolidation and construction, and also for the history she has recounted for us today. I think it's time well…

Yes, I am. We have not seen the amendment. The CHAIR. Objection is heard. The Clerk will continue to read the amendment. The Clerk continued to read. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his…