I am pleased to begin the consideration of H.R. 4660, making appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. This bill has a far-reaching impact, from the safety of people in their homes and…

I accept the amendment. The President's request had proposed eliminating this as a separate program. We rejected that proposal, and instead we funded the program above, as the gentleman from Massachusetts said--and I appreciate it--above…

I thank the gentleman for withdrawing the amendment. As the gentleman is aware, the bill before the House today includes $175 million to support the operation of NOAA's research vessels. This amount is the same as the request--a $5 million…

We have already increased this, but I think it is meritorious, so I have no objection to the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms…

I thank the gentleman for withdrawing the amendment. I understand how important the horseshoe crab is. I have been to Lewes, Delaware, many times; and I understand. You make a very powerful point, but as the gentleman is aware, the bill…

I accept the amendment. I think it is a very good amendment. I congratulate the gentlelady from Arizona, and I urge a ``yes'' vote. I yield back the balance of my time.

I oppose the amendment. Chairman Goodlatte, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, who was here and just left, strongly opposes the amendment. There is no authorization. There is no appropriation. Congress never approved it. It is almost…

I am going to oppose the amendment. We are just taking out of census, and so the Members know, this is the same as last year's level, so there are not any big major cuts here. Also, we are above the request. We are $3 million above the…

I support the gentleman's amendment. I was just reading the dangers and consequences of marijuana abuse. What is happening to our country? I saw a report today in The Hill newspaper, ``Buyers' remorse on marijuana?'' The growers in Mexico…

I rise in strong support of the gentleman's amendment, and I thank him for taking the initiative and doing what he has done. Enforcing existing laws that keeps guns out of the hands of prohibited individuals is a goal we all share. The…

I think it is a good amendment, and I accept the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

The clock is ticking for Meriam Ibrahim in Sudan. It is 7 p.m. now in Khartoum, and a young, frightened Sudanese woman is shackled in a prison cell for refusing to renounce her Christian faith. Her husband, an American citizen, is seeking…