Rodney Frelinghuysen

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: TITLE X ADDITIONAL DISASTER…

I thank the gentleman for that courtesy. We highly appreciate it. I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. LoBiondo) who probably represents more of New Jersey than any of our other Members. Mr. LoBIONDO. Congressman…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes.

I'm pleased to yield 2 minutes to my colleague from New Jersey (Mr. Holt).

I'm pleased to yield the balance of my time to Mr. Blumenauer of Oregon.

Let me associate my remarks with those of Mr. Moran. And certainly, we want to commend the gentleman from Michigan for wanting to save money. I think, in many communities, certainly in the Northeast, but I'm sure in your home State, there…

I am very pleased to accept your amendment, and thank you for invoking the words of Abraham Lincoln.

I want to thank the gentleman from Kansas for putting forward this amendment. I am pleased to accept it. I just want to assure you that in both the Rogers amendment and my amendment we have plenty of transparency, and we have lots of…

Ms. Velazquez, removing mold is critical to restoring the lives and livelihoods of New Yorkers, New Jerseyans, and those in Connecticut living in public housing affected by the storm. We will work to see that in the final bill funding is…

I want to thank the gentleman and Mr. Campbell, the cosponsor, for this clarification. I'm pleased to accept it. Thank you very much.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. In the hundreds of thousands of people that have been displaced in the Northeast are a lot of people who have lost their apartments and houses that don't have the money to hire lawyers. Their…

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan). {time} 1650

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York City and Long Island, Congressman King. {time} 1630

Mr. Young, that is correct. The funds we provide in this legislation in my amendment are funds we believe are required to respond to emergency needs for the Army Corps of Engineers related to Hurricane Sandy. By appropriating these funds…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, at the onset I want to thank the leadership for helping to bring this important legislation to the floor. I also want to thank Chairman Hal Rogers and the Appropriations Committee for their…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan).

I thank my colleague from New Jersey for yielding. Madam Speaker, it's been 70 days, and the residents of the Northeast have been--many of them--living in misery and heartache. I'm pleased that we are taking this step to support the…

We appreciate the gentleman's view. And I will assure him that we'll look forward to working with him and the ranking member, Mr. Dicks, to make sure that our warfighters can realize the benefits of our Nation's research and development…

The committee is aware of the Department's research into directed-energy capabilities and shares the gentleman from Rhode Island's interest in ensuring that our warfighters have the capabilities they need to operate in the complex…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey reserves a point of order. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes.

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. Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Mulvaney

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…

We support the amendment. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio. On behalf of the Appropriations Committee, we appreciate his work.

We're pleased to accept the gentlemen from Texas and California's amendment. We know what happens to those who suffer from traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress syndrome.

I thank the gentleman from Florida for yielding, and for his leadership, and that of Mr. Dicks, as well. In preparation for this debate, the subcommittee held a lengthy series of hearings examining such varied issues as our operations in…