David Price

My amendment would waive certain requirements attached to the Fire Grants and the SAFER grants, and this amendment is necessitated by the amendment passed earlier this evening. Members are aware that H.R. 2107 reduced funding for…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Poe of Texas

I was intrigued with this amendment. I didn't quite understand the import of it. So I have done a little research, talked to the Department of Homeland Security about the extent of their activities with this task force and what the affect…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wyoming will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Sec. 548. Of…

This is a unique Commission, I think. And it is very closely targeted.

America's role in the world requires engagement.

There is nothing that is more fulfilling and rewarding in the work that we do as Members of the United States Congress than to see the kind of benefit that we have been able to put into place here.

We are taking on a very specific set of countries.

We have worked in a kind of perfectly bipartisan way on this Commission because we all believe in it.

It offers them political legitimacy, in a sense, because often what we are doing is giving an additional dimension to reform efforts.

These cuts are economic folly. They have the potential to damage this fragile recovery and to compromise critical national investments. Republicans may be willing to risk a governmental shutdown to appease extremist elements, but we cannot…

We have delegations from four parliaments in town this week for workshops on committee operations. They're from Pakistan, Indonesia, some members from Iraq----

I thank my friend and colleague Mr. Dreier, the chairman of the House Democracy Partnership, which I had the privilege to chair for the past four years. Dan Mulhollan and the Congressional Research Service have indeed been critical…

I would be happy to yield to my friend from California, who I know has made a special effort, given his leadership duties, to join us on the floor.

And from Lebanon. That's right. There are four groups of parliamentarians here this week, and the CRS, as usual, is a full partner in putting on workshops for these members, workshops that will help them strengthen their operations back…

Conservative economists from all sorts of reputable houses, reputable institutions, saying this will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.

It cuts housing for the disabled, by 72 percent.

Is there some danger here of disincentivizing good behavior, disincentivizing fiscal prudence, disincentivizing the prudent accumulation of reserves for needs that can be anticipated and should be anticipated?

The longer term spending plan that was passed on a party line vote last month, to put it very mildly, would have a major impact on HUD operations.

I actually think it is very important for all of us to bend over backward to figure out where we agree.

I wonder to what extent you are going to consider, for example, whether a public housing authority receives maximum points on its annual report card.

How would it affect their ability or how could it affect their ability to get private loans?

This Republican spending plan cuts community development block grants by 66 percent.

It would severely undermine government investments in affordable housing and community development at precisely the time that the economy is only just beginning to recover.

Thousands of innocent people were killed as a result of attacks on this country. It is understandable why the issue of terrorism in America elicits outrage and emotion.