Rodney Frelinghuysen: “I object. Would the gentlewoman be able to identify the amendment which she is proposing? The Acting CHAIR. Objection is…”

I would be very pleased to accept the amendment. I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for his forethought and concern, which we also share.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), chairman of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, my predecessor.

I am pleased to urge Members to vote for this three-bill package. I know that both Members of the majority and minority have worked hard on those bills. I think it is important we deliver this package for the American people. I yield back…

This legislation before us contains two important Appropriations bills: the Interior and Environmental bill and the Financial Services bill. The first of these two bills, the Interior bill, funds important programs that protect and promote…