Marcy Kaptur

As we are facing in the Great Lakes, a monumental challenge of additional rainfall that is washing over our watersheds at a much higher rate and taking with it a lot of nutrients.

We generally get an administration in place that doesn't give us enough money for the Corps knowing how vital this is to people's districts that we will restore it.

I really want to create a sort of Mississippi River Corridor discussion, all the way from the Red River Valley up in Minnesota, all the way down to you in Louisiana.

I urge the Committee to fund adaptation and mitigation efforts through the Army Corps of Engineers.

We should move the Corps Budget forward, not cut it by a third.

I mean, that is simply dangerous for the nation.

We must also work together to find a permanent solution to nuclear waste.

Could you describe any changes in the ecosystem that you see occurring in the Virginia area?

I want to underscore the enormity of this mission while recognizing your service and contributions to our Nation.

These increases are simply not realistic given other constraints on the Federal budget, and unsustainable year over year.

We respect STEM very much but we put an A right in the middle. STEAM.

Diplomatic engagement is a critical part of deterrence, which is something I am not sure everyone in this particular administration understands.

I am interested in what might we do? Are there ways where we can have offsite solar power being produced where we can give a credit and it can go into these parks?

I was in a mobile home the other day where with the weather being 20 below the man's wall actually somehow expanded.

I believe some of the most severe poverty in this country and in my district exists in these forgotten places.

I think over a thousand or more implementing agencies locally, 50 states, territories, several federal departments...

In conclusion, this nation must confront, head-on, the reality of strengthening storms. We must help all communities recover from disasters, as we never know when it will hit our own backyard. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support…

I urge our President to see Putin for what he is: an enemy of liberty, not a competitor. ____________________

You know, if they would operate these microphones for the Democrats as well as they operate them for the Republicans, maybe we could be heard on this floor, and especially for the women Democrats, I might add. The Acting CHAIR. The…

The Acting CHAIR. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from Ohio seek recognition?

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 North Carolina will be postponed.

Woman, their so-called CHOICE Act guts essential safeguards that require banks to plan and prevent the kind of financial catastrophe we saw in 2008. The only people who haven't been brought to justice are the scoundrels on Wall Street who…

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 Texas will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 11 will not be offered…

I thank the chairman of the subcommittee for yielding, and I rise in opposition to this amendment, not completely understanding what it is the gentleman is objecting to. I know that you have an individual about whom you are upset. The…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.