Rodney Frelinghuysen

I insist on my point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey will state his point of order.

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.

I don't have any objection to the amendment, although I do have a few concerns, which I'd like to cover. First of all, I want to thank my colleague for bringing these issues to our attention. If, in fact, the Corps' actions are detrimental…

The amendment proposes a net increase in budget authority in the bill. The amendment is not in order under section 3(d)(3) of House Resolution 5, 113th Congress, which states: It shall not be in order to consider an amendment to a general…

I object. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. The Clerk will read. The Clerk continued to read. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McKINLEY. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.

I support the gentleman's amendment, and I salute his leadership in this area, both in this Congress and the past Congresses. I yield back the balance of my time.

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes.

I reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

The amendment proposes a net increase in budget authority in the bill. The amendment is not in order under section 3(d)(3) of House Resolution 5, 113th Congress, which states: It shall not be in order to consider an amendment to a general…

I object to waiving the reading, and I reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will read. The Clerk continued to read. The Acting CHAIR. The…

I reluctantly rise to oppose the gentleman from Pennsylvania's amendment. First of all, I want to salute him for being a strong advocate for water power. I think those of us on the committee are as well. His amendment would increase, as…

I would ask that the reading continue. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. The Clerk will read. The Clerk continued to read. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

It is my honor to bring the fiscal year 2014 Energy and Water Development bill before the membership of the House. However, before I go through its highlights, I would like to thank my ranking member, Ms. Kaptur, for her partnership on…

The amendment proposes to amend portions of the bill not yet read. The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because the amendment proposes to increase the level of outlays in the bill. The object being…

I insist on my point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey may state his point of order.

This is a noncontroversial amendment, worked out jointly with the minority and the authorizing committees. It would amend the existing section 311 to require only the report on analysis of alternatives for major weapons programs to be…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 46, beginning on line 16, amend section 311 to read as follows: Sec. 311. The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the…

Our bill had many competing priorities with a low allocation, and I appreciate my colleague's commitment to finding more savings in the bill. He is ever persistent, and I salute his willingness to challenge us each year on the floor when…

I insist on my point of order. The amendment proposes to amend portions of the bill not yet read. The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because the amendment proposes to increase the level of outlays in…

Following the doctor's lead, for the reasons I opposed this amendment the last time, I oppose this. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess)…

I rise in reluctant opposition to the gentleman's amendment and I salute, obviously, his desire to protect all of our nuclear sites. I certainly share the gentleman's concern for the security of nuclear weapons infrastructure. The security…

I must oppose the gentlelady's amendment. This is, though, a very important program, and I support it, our committee supports it. But this program is primarily funded within the Office of Legacy Management. That office receives substantive…

I oppose the amendment of the gentleman from Georgia. His amendment would cut $158 million from the Office of Science within the Department of Energy in favor of deficit savings. I should say for the record we cut approximately $220…

Again, our committee's priorities are well known. The modernization of our nuclear stockpile is a national security issue. We need to continue to make those investments. I oppose the amendment and yield back the balance of my time. The…