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I know my time is up. I would love to continue working together if there are groups that can be helpful in working together with the Department.

I hope we can see those up and working soon.

This amendment is a simple one. The entire text reads as follows: The FAA Administrator shall develop global-scale probabilistic convection guidance capability. In plain English, this means that the FAA would be required to develop the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 267, after line 10, insert the following: SEC. __. GLOBAL-SCALE PROBABILISTIC CONVECTION GUIDANCE. The…

I am also deeply concerned that the budget request for NASA proposes to entirely eliminate NASA's education program.

I mean I just think that many communities, not just immigrants, but many communities want assurances and deserve assurances that something like that which happened to American citizens would not ever happen again.

Your budget proposes significant cuts to the account that funds this project, and proposes to eliminate a number of navigation observations and positioning grant programs under the National Ocean Service that impact these projects.

Well, if it helps, and I am sure you do know this, that four former directors of the census who have served in both Republican and Democratic administrations have all written that they are concerned in asking about citizenship status, that…

And going back to Mr. Serrano's question about potential politicizing of this question and input on the census, you mentioned that you had not seen the email that the Trump campaign sent out, so I just wanted to show you a copy.

I was just curious. I know we talked about the prohibition of sharing of individual information.

And do you believe non-citizens count equally as citizens for the purpose of the census?

And do non-citizens count as every person?

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 3, strike ``and'' at the end. Page 6, after line 3, insert the following new paragraph (and…

The U.S is the second largest market for ivory in the entire world.

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 623. ____________________

Again, this amendment requires that the program be fully funded. I do look forward to working with the chairman, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 139 Offered by Mr. Foster The Acting CHAIR. It…

I want to reiterate the importance of the Department of Labor Women's Bureau. I believe that our government, especially, should have whatever advice, suggestions, and research that is needed to help all departmental agencies develop…

This amendment seeks to increase funding for the Women's Bureau within the Department of Labor by slightly more than $1 million and would decrease funding for the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Prices and Cost of Living Division by the same…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 717, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,064,000)''. Page 718, line 15, after…

I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 734, line…

This amendment seeks to increase funding for HRSA's Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program by $4 million, restoring program funding to the current enacted level. I am thankful to the chairman for the funding amount already provided for…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 734, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $4,000,000)''. Page 770, line 18, after…

Again, I urge support for this amendment. My amendment simply seeks to fund this program next year at the level it is currently funded at. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my…

What message does the elimination of a program like this send to our minority communities across America?