I want to thank the gentleman for bringing this amendment forward. It is so very important that our country move aggressively in this area. As you travel around the world, you see other countries doing so much more in terms of renewable…

I want to thank my colleagues from Pennsylvania. And yes, the case that was referenced centered in Pennsylvania, and it is a case that is pending before our courts. I won't have much to say about it other than under our system, an…

Reclaiming my time, a lot of us would love to go out to dinner tonight and have salmon. The issue for the science of this is that you can't make a mistake. This is a multiyear process. You have got a lot going on here. And if you blow it…

Reclaiming my time, the United States taxpayers have invested a lot of money for the help of salmon in your neck of the woods. I am all for it. I like to make sure that whatever we are doing is correct. We have got treaty obligations. We…

In reclaiming my time, it is true that I represent an urban area, yes. I would be glad to continue to yield.

Reclaiming my time, in closing, I participated with the former Attorney General, Dick Thornburgh, in a pro bono effort for some of our major law firms, which is great. However, national Legal Services in many of these rural communities…

In reclaiming my time, I would now like to yield to the gentlelady from Connecticut (Ms. Esty).

In every single instance and when we deal with this question in law, we provide an exception for incest, and for some reason in the language, that is missing in this instance. So I thank the gentleman for pointing that out. I do realize…

There may be some confusion. The entire comments of the gentleman who just spoke, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, was on an amendment offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Massie). That is not the amendment that was being…

Yes. The Acting CHAIR. For what purpose does the gentleman from Pennsylvania seek recognition?

I would like to be heard, Madam Chair, if the gentleman would reserve his point of order.

I am opposed to this amendment. I do, however, want to yield to the gentlelady from the great State of Florida--part of the Space Coast, and who does an extraordinary job--to speak on behalf of Legal Services. Before I do that, I want to…

Reclaiming the balance of my time, without oceans that are alive and healthy, we are going to be challenged ourselves to live. Our Nation has the responsibility for the greatest amount of oceans anywhere in the world. It is tough being the…

There is no one in this House that has been more focused on the problems of gangs and has talked about it more than Chairman Wolf. So when he says that this is a matter he is concerned about, he has shown that over the years. This is an…

I rise to object to the amendment, not because of the purpose thereof, but because of the offset. The Byrne-JAG Grant Program has enjoyed a great deal of support in the chairman's mark, and obviously we need to do more, if we could. But…

I enthusiastically support the chairman's decision to accept it. I thank the gentlelady from Texas, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms…

Let me thank the gentleman from the great State of New York, and I pledge to him that I would be more than willing to work with him to increase the number of Latino or Hispanic students who pursue STEM education and in support for…

I also would like to join in in whatever we can do from our side to help in this matter so they can come to a positive resolution.

I reluctantly rise in direct opposition to the amendment, and I rise with mixed emotions. I am very pleased this is the last amendment. But, nonetheless, I am opposed to it--not in the main. That is to say, of course, none of the funds in…

It is said that you need to be able to hold opposing, competing views all at once, so here we go. First of all, I think that the DEA is one of our extraordinary law enforcement agencies under DOJ. I think the Attorney General has done a…

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 Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Garrett

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. LoBIONDO. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.

Obviously, between the Garrett amendment on disparate impact and this, this is, I guess, not actually part of their effort to reach out for a greater fan base--the idea that local communities can't make decisions in their own interests and…

This is an extraordinary and important amendment, and the issue is important not just in Tennessee, but throughout the country. So I also support the amendment, and I urge its adoption. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting…

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 Iowa will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Meadows