John Parker Sweeney: “This is a great day of hope for the region of the country that I represent, a region that has been termed by the FAA as…”

I will make the point order against the amendment because it provides an appropriation for an unauthorized program and therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI. Clause 2 of rule XXI states in pertinent part: ``An appropriation may not be in…

I insist that the point of order be extended to the entire paragraph. The Acting CHAIRMAN. Does anybody wish to be heard on the point of order? Hearing none, the Chair will rule. The Chair finds that this section explicitly supersedes…

I would suggest, Mr. Peterson, that people who are rescuing horses have a different mindset and intent than those who are slaughtering for human consumption.

Reclaiming my time, let me conclude by saying that I agree the purposes of this amendment are quite noble and that we as a body and as an institution should be promoting the ideas of reform and we should be intolerant and frustrated, but…