No, I rise in support of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Under the previous order of the House, the time is controlled by the Member offering the amendment and a Member opposed to the amendment.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in support of the gentleman's amendment and recognize his advocacy for nonproliferation. I share my colleague's concerns about the National Nuclear Security Administration's management of the…

I would like to move to strike the last word and yield some additional time to the gentleman, another 5 minutes, if he is so inclined. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has already used the time available to him by striking…

I strongly oppose this amendment. It would put in jeopardy thousands of jobs in our energy sector. The types of projects it would jeopardize are entirely different than Solyndra. If the Member wants to reduce the risk of losing taxpayers'…

Our bill already cuts nearly $1 billion from the President's request. We're below 2009 levels. We're actually pretty close to 2008 levels. And the last time I checked, we're in the year 2012. Spending levels for non-security-related…

I am pleased to support the amendment. I commend the gentleman for his investigations and his conclusion.

I certainly share some of my colleague's concerns. We should not be sending Department of Energy funding overseas if it doesn't benefit our citizens or it undermines our own competitiveness. But we cannot assume that all international…

I raise a point of order against the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman may state his point of order.

I reserve a point of order. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to the order of the House of today, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes…

This amendment would risk our nuclear security activities in order to add unnecessary funding to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Our bill preserves the funding for that account's highest priorities and those accounts that…

Respectfully, a mention was made of congressional earmarks. There are no congressional earmarks in the Energy and Water bill. This is a Presidential priority, but this is not a congressional earmark. With that, I yield back the balance of…

I rise to seek time in opposition, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes.