Rodney Frelinghuysen: “I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann).”

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), the chairman of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Appropriations.

This amendment would provide funding to re-create a government agency, as the gentleman mentioned, which was defunded in 1995, 23 years ago. Before we re-create an entire government agency, I believe the most responsible thing to do is to…

On rollcalls 291, 292, and 293, I am not recorded. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 291, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 292, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 293. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Carter), the new chairman of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies on Appropriations, and I also thank him for his leadership and work on the…