David Price

I want to commend our colleague from Colorado for offering this amendment and for calling attention to some of the deficiencies in the 287(g) program and some of the ways that we need to do things better. I would have wished for an…

At a time like this floor debate when we've had such a flurry of amendments from all sorts of sources, we realize anew how dependent we are on our staff for staying on top of all this and helping guide us, and we are very grateful to our…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. I certainly share the commitment to developing a more comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, in particular, and to the research and development budget, in general. With that, let me reiterate my…

My understanding, Mr. Chairman, maybe the gentleman can clarify, but my understanding was that the 5-minute address we had just heard was addressing the amendment. The CHAIR. No, the gentleman rose to strike the last word. After yielding…

I want to commend our colleague from the authorizing committee, a leader of the authorizing committee, for focusing on the deployment of air marshals to maximum effect. I want to offer support for her amendment. I yield back the balance of…

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} 1800 Amendment…

Does the gentleman have documentation as to what kind of problems he is alleging with the Arkansas Community Housing Corporation that would warrant their inclusion on a list of this sort?

Well, you're asking your colleagues here tonight, before the entire Nation, to stigmatize these organizations, to slay these organizations. {time} 2340 You have information, you're claiming, about these organizations that would warrant…

We, too, would like to accept the amendment and commend the gentleman from New York for offering the amendment. He's bringing Federal practice into line with the Presidential memorandum of a few days ago, and this will promote the use of…

I want to join Chairman Aderholt in urging rejection of this nongermane amendment. Members of course would not want to vote against contravening the law in anything that we do, but we have to acknowledge that this amendment is not germane…

Is it actually less efficient to shut off this kind of interagency discussion and to say that the representative from FEMA or the Coast Guard simply can't participate and that they have to reinvent the wheel? I simply don't understand the…

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…

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…

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…

I would like to yield to my colleague from Texas so that she can respond to the last speaker.

I will not go on at length. I simply don't think the case has been made for a further reduction. The suspicious passenger, the observation techniques programs that have been cited aren't even under the jurisdiction of the Under Secretary…

I yield 3 minutes to one of our fine subcommittee members from California (Ms. Roybal-Allard).

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

I object, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. The Clerk will continue to read. The Clerk continued to read. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Iowa is recognized for 5 minutes.

I object. We don't have a copy of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. Point of Order

The gentlewoman's amendment strikes language permitting the use of previously appropriated and specifically designated DHS funds for land acquisition along the southwest border for environmental mitigation. {time} 2130 I feel I need to…

I support this amendment because it restates the Department's broad discretionary authority to grant relief or deferred action to deserving individuals. The authority of law enforcement agencies to exercise discretion in deciding what…