I move to strike the requisite number of words. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

The gentleman from Georgia, I thank you. And we'll be together tomorrow morning at the prayer service--8 a.m.

The hour is late. Reclaiming my time, I want to thank you for withdrawing your amendment. And I thank the chairman for his previous statements in this regard.

I'm opposed to the idea that in a country of laws we want to deny the opportunity for our issues to be raised in a court of law. That's how we settle matters in our Nation, and I think it sets the example for the rest of the world. So this…

Since President Clinton initiated the COPS program, there has been a tendency for there to be partisan fights around it. The truth of the matter is there is nothing partisan about cops in your community. Every community throughout our…

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 Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Poe of Texas

Let me seek unanimous consent that we have a recorded vote on this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. For what purpose does the gentleman from Virginia rise?

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 New Jersey will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Schweikert

I oppose this amendment. Climate change is a big issue in the world we live in. It affects our economy, our ability to move goods. We've had the most severe weather season we've had in history over the last 12 months at a cost of 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 Kansas will be postponed.

Let me just make a couple of comments. I think that we've seen why this is not the process for these types of riders on a bill. In States that are not covered by section 5, there have been outrageous circumstances as it relates…

So hope springs eternal, but here I am again opposing my friend's amendment. Let me say, this program has been around for over 30 years, and a lot of political change has swept across the world from the time that this program started. I…

As best as I could determine, this prohibits the spending of funds; no funds would be expended under this fiscal year. So I know that the gentleman is quite energized about this, but I think it is better handled in the authorizing…

I just wanted to enlighten the House on one small matter. We've had a number of votes on repealing the Affordable Care Act and the like. There's no possibility that the President is going to sign this bill if this amendment was in there…

As best as I'm able to determine, this is a bipartisan vote of the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, just saying that there should be reasonableness in the process of looking at this question. We have a lot of young people who get…

I think it would be useful for the House to understand that dozens and dozens--in fact, the majority of bipartisan attorneys general across the country--filed litigation against mortgage investors who had, in their view, improperly led to…

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 Minnesota will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Ms. Brown of Florida

I join my colleague, the chairman. I appreciate the offering of the amendment; however, I'm opposed to the offset. We have a need to have loan forgiveness for public servants, both in terms of law enforcement and prosecutors, but teachers…

Let me say a couple of things. One is that our country has managed to limp along for a few hundred years. We are the leading Nation in the world. We are the wealthiest Nation in the world. We are the number one superpower. I don't know how…

There is nothing in the gentleman's amendment that I think anyone could disagree with. The amendment doesn't speak about Attorney General Holder. It doesn't speak about any particular matter that's been referenced in the comments on the…

I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Price of Georgia). The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentlelady. I want to commend Steny Hoyer and Eric Cantor, the majority leader, for their work on this. I rise as a long-time supporter of the Ex-Im Bank, and particularly in the last few months they've done over $17 billion in…

I just want the House to be aware that this would be a cut in the FBI budget of close to a hundred million dollars. There will be a cut to the DEA. We just had a major incident in which the Federal Government and our law agencies are…

I am glad there is a recognition of the importance of manufacturing, and the chairman has done a yeoman's job in making sure we, in a number of ways, attack this. I would like to yield 3 minutes to my colleague on the committee, the…

I want to start out first and foremost by thanking my colleague and the chairman of the subcommittee, Frank Wolf, for continuing to be a model chairman for the Appropriations Subcommittee. He is a professional; he's principled, and he has…