Rodney Frelinghuysen

I yield myself an additional 1 minute. Our subcommittees, as well as the minority staff, have worked night and day to get these fiscal year 2017 bills behind us and to get ahead and move ahead to the 2018 process. I appreciate all of them…

I send to the desk a concurrent resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mitchell). Is there objection to the…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Frelinghuysen moves that the House concur in Senate amendments numbered 2 and 3, and concur in Senate…

I am pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), my predecessor.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Yoder), chairman of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the Appropriations Committee.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on adopting the motion will be followed by 5-minute votes on: Suspending the rules and…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 423, noes 0, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 250] AYES--423 Abraham Adams…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on passage of the joint resolution will be followed by a 5- minute vote on agreeing to the…

Support for discretionary programs under your Committee's jurisdiction is more important than ever.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers), my predecessor. He is a member of the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations and a chairman in his own right.

I urge Members to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry), the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Carter).

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Palazzo), a great member of the full committee.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Alabama (Mrs. Roby), a new member of the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Jenkins). He is a great member of the full committee.

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart), and thank him for his service on the Defense Appropriations Committee.

It is the Constitutional duty of Congress to make these types of spending decisions on behalf of the people we represent.

I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack), and I thank him for his great contributions to the Defense Subcommittee on Appropriations. {time} 1615

The United States is the largest contributor to the United Nations budget reflecting our position as the world's largest economy.

This Sunday, September 11, marks the 15th anniversary of the vicious attacks on America. I very much appreciate the leadership's scheduling a commemoration on the steps of the Capitol tomorrow morning, but more needs to be said as, I fear…

I concur with the ranking member's comments most strongly. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Gabbard). The question was taken; and the Chair…

This is a major policy change that does not belong in an appropriations bill. I reserve the balance of my time.

I urge opposition to the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 45 seconds remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chair, again, I would just say to my colleagues that this is about our…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chair, I inquire as to how much time remains. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 45 seconds remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.