I thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Nolan) for yielding me the time. Talk about working hard, you are here at 9 o'clock in Washington and the day started very early. I thank the gentleman for being here and defending the Great Lakes…

I have to oppose my good friend Mr. Gohmert on this amendment. The gentleman actually wants to prohibit funds from being used to implement any activities regarding the social costs of carbon. And this amendment tells the Department of…

We owe it to the American people to have a full discussion and debate before wandering down a path to new varieties of nuclear weapons, including security, cost, and schedule. The bill, again, includes several unnecessary and controversial…

The State of the gentleman is under this Western Area Power Authority. We don't have that sort of power umbrella in our region of the country. I have read all about the fights in the West among all these Western States, a dozen and a half…

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 just wanted to thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee for yielding and for the incredible work she does representing the Gulf region in its fullness. I understand, through her and through my own studies, the damage done by Hurricane Harvey and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. I would just say, you know, there used to be an old expression. They asked Jesse James, ``Why do you rob banks.'' He said, ``That is where the money…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and rise to strongly oppose the Gosar amendment to completely eliminate the ARPA-E advanced energy research program, which helps propel our Nation forward as a global leader. I could just say to the…

I thank Congresswoman Lee, my colleague on the Appropriations Committee, for offering this very important amendment, and I rise in support of it. Please let me remind my colleagues who may not agree with our position that if this…

Essentially, the LaMalfa amendment would prohibit funds from being used to enforce the criteria for abandoned prior converted cropland. Currently, if land categorized as prior converted cropland has not been used for agricultural purposes…

I thank Congressman Connolly for yielding me his last minute and rise in support of this very important amendment to move $97 million to the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account. Without question, we are going to undergo modernization…

Woman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. I just wanted to say, the gentleman who is offering this amendment, I oppose the amendment, and you and I view the world very differently. I view the Government of the United States as…