CHARLES W. DENT

I certainly appreciate the comments of the gentlewoman from Ohio, and I understand the difficult choices here. I do intend to work with her and any other concerned Members about these offsets and maybe find a way to alter them at some…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I do not oppose this amendment. I am prepared to accept it. Mr. LaMALFA. I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, again, this will be an important step towards helping reduce that backlog and getting our veterans claims processed and the…

I appreciate the gentleman for raising this important issue. I certainly share his concern about the service our veterans are receiving from VA employees. However, I do have some concerns with the breadth of this amendment. It seems…

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

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I do not think any of us wants to allow the VA funds to be used in any way that would falsify records on the claims backlog. I have no objection to the amendment.

I will try to keep it brief. I do have concerns about the amendment. There is an agreement on both sides of the aisle that the FLSA is the cornerstone of workers' wage and hour protections, but in many ways, the regulations implementing…

I do have some concerns with this amendment. As I read it, it appears to be a ``one strike and you are out'' type amendment.

I am aware the South Dakota delegation has been struggling with the VA's determination to move services out of historic facilities into a new geographic area. We had language in last year's bill forcing the VA to do a full analysis of the…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following…

I just wanted to let the gentlelady know that we support the amendment, which was accepted last year. I know the gentlelady is offering it to reaffirm the congressional obligation to provide veterans the assistance they need to avoid…

I just want to say I rise in support of the amendment. A number of Members have offered amendments relating to the VA performance bonus awards. The gentleman's amendment is the most comprehensive, and I would encourage other Members to…

I just wanted to state I do not object to the gentleman's amendment. He raised the Philadelphia issue. I am very much aware of it and certainly concerned about it, and I understand the purpose. I also understand the purpose of the…

At this time, I yield the balance of my time to the distinguished gentleman from Louisiana, Dr. Fleming.

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent) has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) has 1 minute remaining.

I understand my colleagues are very sincere in their attempt. I am sympathetic to at least listening to the arguments for medicinal marijuana, but this discussion must be driven by the science. I would love to hear from the National…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. I haven't seen the amendment yet. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 223, the gentleman from Oregon and a Member opposed each will control 5…

I just wanted to state, too, that the underlying legislation does not include any funds to close the naval station at Guantanamo Bay, a facility I have visited. I also should point out, as the distinguished ranking member just stated, Mr…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 223, the gentleman from Louisiana and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes…

I would just like to respond to my friend from South Carolina. I do understand how construction is done. I do want to point out that many of these projects are not all funded in one single fiscal year, but over a period of years, both…

The point of order is that we are not at the appropriate point in the bill for this amendment to be considered.

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to amend portions of the bill not yet read. Section 17 of chapter 2 of the House Practice book states in part: ``It is not in order to strike or otherwise amend portions of…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 223, the gentleman from South Carolina and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair…