Rodney Frelinghuysen: “Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McKINLEY. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.”

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Appropriations.

As we complete debate on these three bills and these amendments, I would like to say a few words in closing. I know I join my ranking member, Mrs. Lowey, in thanking our colleagues for the very constructive and civil debate over the last…

Each year, it is our constitutional duty to provide funding for the Federal Government. We began that process on the House floor yesterday, considering three very important funding bills: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military…

With all due respect to the minority leader, the process has been collaborative, Republicans and Democrats. These are the three bills that have historically received both Republican and Democratic support. They embody American values. What…