I thank you very much. Now, I don't live out there. I'm from a part of the country that doesn't have one of these, but most of America is covered by power marketing authorities. If you really look at California, if you look at the TVA…

I am rising to express sympathy with the authors of this amendment, Congressman Scalise and Congressman Richmond. And you're eloquent spokesmen for your districts and your regions. I hope that you and the membership understand that one of…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Cohen

We have no objection to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen). The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as…

While the amendment is a modest one in terms of the funding in the account, which is over $400 million, I cannot support further cuts in this program. The budget already has cut $16 million from the Global Threat Reduction Initiative, and…

In reclaiming my time, I would like to lend support to the amendment offered by my colleague from Illinois. His amendment would cut funding from the weapons account in the amount that was added to the President's budget request for the…

Let me just say that I normally agree with the gentleman from California on many issues. On this particular one, we will part company, but I certainly appreciate his commitment. In the report, we state that we provide no additional funding…

I would also say to the gentlelady that in many communities that are contaminated around this country and have problems, oftentimes they are in neighborhoods and places where people who are minority, who are tribal, people who are not…

I want to commend both gentlemen for offering this amendment, and also Congresswoman Brownley for being down on the floor on the same subject of nondefense cleanup. As I can't speak for the chairman, I think that we share a concern for…

I just want to briefly extend support to the Connolly amendment for the same reason as in the prior amendment offered by Mr. Perlmutter. And though I generally support nuclear security issues in the context of arms reduction talks, this is…

Let me say to the gentleman from California that I am sympathetic toward his efforts on the renewable energy activities at the Department of Energy as they are critical for America's energy future, and I'm torn as I listen to his…

This debate is a perfect example of why this bill's funding is so inadequate. What is really being debated is whether we are going to trade off the science of the future, which is so essential to America's competitiveness in the global…