To Dr. Espinosa's point, this committee, just for the record, has done a lot in the area of Alzheimer's research for years.

I reject the administration's proposal to reduce our investment in NIH research.

I want to thank the chairwoman for yielding time to me, and I particularly want to congratulate her on doing something that is going to be pretty remarkable today. She is bringing a budget that actually balances in 10 years. My good…

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 Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 178 Offered by Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania The…

The gentleman from Wisconsin is a good friend. We serve on the Budget Committee together, and, frankly, I know how sincere his concern about the issues that he lays out is. I know how hard he fought on that committee, and oftentimes we…

I appreciate the gentleman's concern. He raises, I think, a genuinely important issue. Our committee understands the value of the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training program, which is why we did not accept the…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's concern for programs that support vulnerable seniors. Frankly, my committee has provided increases for these programs in prior years because, like her, we understand how valuable and important they are to…

I want to thank the gentlewoman for working with us on this, and I want to assure that we will work with her. I appreciate her concern for the Community Services Block Grant program. As my good friend from New York knows, that program was…

The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), who is the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved this list of amendments last week, along with myself, and was looking forward to…

I want to begin by saying how much I, frankly, appreciate the gentleman's amendment. Many programs in this bill, frankly, were eliminated or substantially reduced to stay within the allocation, which, as I know my good friend knows, was $5…

I want to begin by thanking my friend for the amendment, quite frankly. And while I understand and share many of the gentleman's concerns, most of the accounts that this amendment reduces have already been reduced in the bill. The…

I want to begin by saying how much I regret-- I know my friend regrets that our good friend wasn't here to offer her amendment here this evening, and I appreciate my good friend from Wisconsin stepping up and doing that. He is a very…

I appreciate the gentleman's amendment, and I agree that worker safety is one of the Department of Labor's most important functions. I think, however, we just disagree on the most effective ways the Federal Government can help with that…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois). The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the gentlewoman's amendment, and I certainty support the Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor. Many programs in this bill were eliminated or substantially reduced to stay within our allocation. In contrast, the Women's…

I claim the time in opposition, although I do not object to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oklahoma is…

The gentlewoman from New York, representing the gentlewoman from New Mexico, raises a very important point. The amendment offered is for an increase to a workforce training program. Our committee understands the value of this program…

Frankly, there is considerable merit to the amendment the gentlewoman is suggesting. The amendment offered is for an increase to the workforce training program. Our committee understands the value of this program, which is why we did not…

I want to thank my friend for his amendment. I wish I could support it, quite frankly, because I very much support Healthy Start and very much appreciate his support for that program. As the gentleman knows, again, our subcommittee…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's concern. She is a very valuable member of the subcommittee. This is an area in which she not only has considerable passion, but considerable expertise. However, as the gentlewoman also knows, we have an…

I have considerable sympathy with my friend's concerns. Frankly, I think he has certainly every right to be concerned about a hospital in his district. I certainly agree with an effort to put additional funding for the opioid epidemic, for…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Foxx). The gentleman from Oklahoma is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentlewoman and want to begin by acknowledging that my very good friend is the recognized expert in this House on all matters related to mental health and has probably done more on behalf of this cause than anybody in this…

I thank the gentlewoman for the amendment and for working with our good friend who couldn't be here tonight to make sure that this issue that I know she cares deeply about and I know my friend cares deeply about is raised. I tell the…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.