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While the energy efficiency and renewable energy program supports research and development important to American competitiveness, the program has seen a 30 percent increase since the fiscal year 2008 and received $16.8 billion in stimulus…
The Iraqi Security Forces Fund is required to enable the Iraqi Security Forces to reach minimum essential capabilities. These capabilities will allow those forces to maintain internal security with police forces in the lead and defense…
Eliminating the $400 million Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund is ill-conceived and unwise. This fund provides funding for high-priority, large-scale infrastructure programs in support of the civil-military campaign in Afghanistan. These…
We need to make these tough decisions now, to cut spending and to create a climate where the private sector can go hire workers. The Energy and Water Development section of this bill totals $29.9 billion, an 11 percent reduction from…
The continuing resolution before us enacts historic spending reductions but it does so by striking a careful balance between deficit reduction and other important goals. I regret the gentleman's amendment goes far beyond the point of…
I rise in support of the rule and the continuing resolution. Mr. Speaker, we would not be in this position this afternoon if the leadership of the last Congress let the Appropriations Committee do its work last year, to act on the…
We are here to follow through on our pledge to right-size the government, and I appreciate my colleague's amendment for that reason. However, in addition to enacting historic reductions in spending in the CR, we are also committed to an…
The gentleman's amendment adds, as we know, $50 million for ARPA-E while cutting funding for the fossil energy program. The Energy and Water portion of this bill strikes a careful balance between national security, American…
Saturday was indeed a grim day for our Nation. It was the day our beloved colleague, Gabrielle Giffords, was attacked while doing her job listening to her constituents. It was Gabby herself who aptly said just last year that the term…
I rise in strong support of this resolution, and I commend Leader Hoyer and Leader Boehner for their leadership in presenting it to the House, as I fear that time and events have dulled some memories. It was 9 years ago this past Saturday…
It's official. In late June the majority leader confirmed what we've known all along and suspected: There will be no budget this year. Yes, for the first time since 1974, the House will not even consider a budget resolution that's…
I want to associate my remarks with my ranking member, Mr. Lewis. Following the time-honored tradition of our Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Chairman Dicks and Mr. Young have put together, in a collegial manner, a solid product. The…
I rise this evening to oppose all amendments to this legislation, especially those dealing with our operations in Afghanistan. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, how quickly we forget. As Mr. Lewis mentioned, as did Mr. Pence, with historic…
It's now official. We're now a full 2 months behind the congressional deadline with no budget resolution in sight. In the past, this would be just another failure by the majority to meet a technical responsibility. But this year is…
Back home in New Jersey, people don't want to hear that the House of Representatives is preparing to go home for Memorial Day recess without even holding a vote on President Obama's budget proposal given to the Congress back in February…
Mr. Speaker, last Saturday morning I joined the New Jersey family at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark as we honored the life of former Congressman Bob Franks and comforted his wife, Fran, and their three young…
At the outset, let me be very clear: I support health care reform. I just do not support Speaker Nancy Pelosi's version of health care reform. With respect to controlling costs for New Jersey's families, changing insurance company…
This time the process is substance. As the Democratic majority prepares to jam President Obama's health care through Congress despite his lack of support from the American people, our constituents need to know what is going on about the…
I echo the sentiments of my colleagues here today and want to add my voice in tribute to Jack Murtha--our colleague, my chairman, and my friend. For nearly his entire adult life, Jack Murtha selflessly served his beloved Nation--first in…
With employment close to 10 percent nationwide, it's time to promote stable private sector jobs. The people of my home State of New Jersey have long depended on international trade to drive economic growth and put people to work. The…
America expects that when the United States sends our brave men and women into combat, we provide them with the resources to protect themselves and to accomplish their mission. Finally today--after much delay--this Congress appears to be…
this motion to instruct is straightforward. It instructs the House conferees to recede to the Senate on a provision in the Senate-passed bill that would prevent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from using funds to initiate civil…
let me say I am in accord with Chairman Mollohan in terms of supporting the mark we have in the bill, and I also support Congresswoman DeLauro. From a New Jersey perspective, in the interest of transparency, I rise in support of the work…
Reclaiming my time, and just for the record, the bill has approximately 1,100 earmarks, which is about one-fourth of what we had last year. We are, indeed, making some progress in reducing the number. In any case, Members come forward to…
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