Mike Kelly

I share my colleague's concerns over the debt. In fact, I started to really become alarmed with it under the Obama administration when we went from being $10.6 trillion in debt to nearly $20 trillion in debt. I just wonder, where were you…

I thank the gentlewoman for her dedication to this issue. It is important to not lose sight of the significance of this workforce to my district.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, insert the following: SEC. __. LOCKS ON ALLEGHENY RIVER. The Corps of Engineers may…

This type of language is not allowed in the people's House, directing it towards the Presidency.

I thank the gentlewoman. I do share her concern. That is why we are asking for $5 million of the $39.1 million be used to give expectant mothers the opportunity to learn fully and make a decision based on what they want to do. It is about…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 763, line 3, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. My feeling is the National Association for Regulatory Administration's Model Foster Home Licensing Standards would be a prime example of what HHS should consider.

I would just say, at this moment in our history, I thank the gentlewoman for standing up for every hardworking American taxpayer and doing the best we can to restore the faith and confidence of the American people that they can trust who…

You and I don't just talk this; we walk it. We have actually gone into the mines with these people. You and I have seen communities that have been shut down, not just mines that have been shut down--communities that have been shut down…

I would hate to be in the position where I tell every American: You know what? We know how to spend the money better than you. We will make the decisions of how it gets doled out. In your heart of hearts, when you want to give to a…

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…

We are prepared to close. Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Capuano).

At this time, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), another colleague and good friend of mine.

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Roskam), my friend and colleague.

At this time, I am going to yield to Mr. Marino, and he will finish up.

I thank the gentleman, and I yield to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn).

I thank Mr. Wenstrup. Mr. Marino and I were talking for a second. Mr. Marino had touched on something that had just happened recently when you talked about activity on the Senate floor and inactivity on the Senate floor. There was a night…

I thank the gentleman. At this time, I am going to yield to a new Member from the State of Ohio. Brad Wenstrup is with us today. He has done remarkable work since he has gotten here in just a little over a year. So, Mr. Wenstrup, thank you…

I really want to ask my colleagues today, let's take a real good look at this, at what we are doing. In a country that so badly now is looking for leadership across all phases so that we can retain our position in the world, let's take a…

I have no further requests for time. So at this time, I will reserve the balance of my time.

This inconsistency makes absolutely no sense and leaves the VA off the hook. In other words, this bill holds VA facilities accountable to the same standards as other medical facilities located in the same State. This just makes sense. Now…

This just makes so much sense. At a time when America looks at this institution and says why don't you just work together to get rid of some of this overregulation, this overburdensome, adding cost to almost everything that we do, we can…

Thank you, Mr. Bridenstine. At this time, I would like to yield to the Member from Mississippi 1, Mr. Alan Nunnelee.

I thank the gentleman from Texas. At this time, I would like to yield to Jim Bridenstine, who represents Oklahoma 51.

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina. Your comments are very timely and very needed. At this time, I would like to have Mr. Steve Stockman from Texas 36 address the situation.