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Tom Wolf is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania, a position he has held since January 20, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Wolf has focused on issues such as education funding, economic development, and healthcare reform during his tenure. He previously worked in the private sector, where he was involved in his family's business, and he also served as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue before becoming governor.
I am pleased to begin the consideration of H.R. 5326, making appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. The bill provides funding for programs whose impacts range from the safety of people in…
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 Michigan will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Broun of Georgia
This costs no money. We have no objection to the amendment and accept the amendment.
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 Illinois will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as…
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 Georgia will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: construction and…
We have $125 million. We are at the administration's request of $125 million for DNA, $117 million for the DNA backlog. The gentlelady is accurate, it is a very important program. The Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant program provides grants…
I yield to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Yoder) for such time as he may consume.
I support the amendment. I urge adoption, and yield back the balance of my time.
I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for bringing the issue of funding for veterans treatment courts to the attention of the CJS Subcommittee for its assistance. At the behest of the gentleman from Pennsylvania, we had the honor…
This would be great news for the prisoners in prison because it would cut the prison system by $600 million and we'd have to let a lot of people out of prisons or we couldn't operate them. But I commend the gentleman. He's been very…
I appreciate what the gentlelady said. Frankly, what we should do here is--I'll take the amendment tonight and support it, and we can reform Social Security. I mean, we gave Jimmy Buffett and Warren Buffett a big break on Social Security…
Reclaiming my time, we have fully funded this. This would require a reduction of ATF salaries and expense accounts. A cut of this magnitude would result in the loss of 268 ATF personnel, including 111 agents. That's more than 4 percent of…
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