Rodney Frelinghuysen

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 South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 56 Offered by Mr. Palazzo The Acting CHAIR…

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 California will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

I rise reluctantly to oppose the amendment. The Army has made it clear to our committee that it does not want to retain C-23s, the Sherpas, the workhorses, that have been doing some remarkable work for over 30 years, or acquire any…

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 Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Blumenauer The Acting CHAIR. It…

Thank you for yielding me the time. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of our Defense appropriations bill. Under Chairman Young's leadership and collaboration and strong support from Mr. Visclosky, our committee held a lengthy series of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise to oppose the gentleman's amendment but understand, because we're good friends, his passion and his very, very strong feelings which he expresses on any number of occasions and has done so…

I thank the gentleman, Mr. Visclosky, for yielding to me. I reluctantly rise to oppose the amendment. It seems as though this amendment attempts to reopen issues that were resolved in the 2013 bill, and would prohibit the Air Force from…

Before I close, let me just say for the Record, the $5 billion extra was in the National Defense Reauthorization Act which the House passed I believe in June, and just for the record, funding for the overseas contingency fund in our bill…

I support the gentleman's amendment. As he said, we had a similar provision in last year's bill, and we know the concerns are acute in the power marketing regions. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on…

The House has worked its will over the past 2 days, and dozens of amendments have been considered in a very open and amicable process. This bill strengthens national security, fosters a stronger economy, and maintains important…

I have no objection to the gentleman's amendment. Our colleague from California describes yet another troubling example of what seems to be Federal overreach, regulatory overreach. I support his amendment, which I think addresses the…

I thank my colleague for his interest and strong advocacy on behalf of the Jefferson Lab and for the nuclear physics program. Our allocation has made for some tough choices, and we worked hard to fund the Office of Science at $32 million…

I appreciate my colleagues from New Mexico raising their concern for the long-term vitality of the National Nuclear Security Administration's laboratories. I look forward to working with both of you to make sure that the levels allowed for…

Mr. Himes of Connecticut makes a good point about the importance of making infrastructure investments before major disasters can occur. I share his concerns about the backlog of Army Corps of Engineers projects, particularly in the…

I'm pleased to support the amendment. And let me thank the gentleman from Florida for his advocacy for his own congressional district and his State, and I commend him. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is…

I'm pleased to accept the amendment from my friend from New York State and his annual advocacy on behalf of this cause. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

I do rise in opposition to the amendment. And let me say, I appreciate the gentleman's passion for coastal restoration. I know it's a high priority for his district and others around the Nation. The bill before us includes over $5 million…

If I may ask a question of Mr. Scalise, are you seeking money for the overall account or are you seeking a certain amount of money for a project in your neck of the woods in Louisiana? I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana.

I look forward to working with my friend from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield), who is a strong advocate on behalf of Kentucky, for jobs for Kentucky and the Paducah plant. We do appreciate the work that the Department is doing to reindustrialize…

We accept the gentleman's amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Grayson). The amendment was agreed to.

I am in support of the gentleman's amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 14 Offered…

I will support the amendment, but I do have some concerns. Of course we want the Corps to take a look at the cost of their operation across the Nation to see where they can make savings. We are seeking from the Corps information before we…

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and therefore violates clause 2 of Rule XXI. The rule states in pertinent part an amendment to a…

I rise reluctantly to oppose the amendment because I know my colleague, my friend from Kentucky, has an incredible reputation of being the friend of animals and birds. Obviously, we are concerned about the issues he has raised. Our bill…

I want to thank my colleague from West Virginia for his continued leadership on fossil fuel research. He knows it firsthand. He is a strong advocate. He is a strong supporter of NETL, of which he speaks, which is an important center for a…