Marsha Blackburn

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Garamendi

I want to begin first by thanking Chairman Wolf for his patience. Every single year, as he has shepherded this appropriations bill, I have come to this floor and offered an amendment that would include a 1 percent across-the-board spending…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Engel

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I would just like to remind my colleagues of a couple of things. Number one, going back to the letter dated December 15, 2009, it says in the letter: ``The Defense Department will operate part of the facility to house a limited number of…

I do rise in support of my amendment to shut down the Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois. The amendment would prohibit any funds being made available for operations, renovation, or construction at Thomson Correctional. Section 529 of…

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 the bill, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. (a) Each amount made…

I thank the gentlelady from Wyoming for her superb work on this issue and for her guidance as this bill moved through the Natural Resources Committee. It is amazing. We had two committees of jurisdiction that oversaw this legislation…

The American people deserve answers to many questions and we intend to get those answers.

The rollout of HealthCare.gov was abysmal.

I believe that we are not finished with very unpleasant surprises with this law.

We appreciate the predicament that our constituents find themselves in.

It is baffling that we can have some of our Nation's largest insurers and you all don't have any internal analysis as to what these rates are.

I seek the opportunity to have a colloquy with Chairman Cole. I thank them for their work, the chairman and his staff, the work they have put into the legislation they are bringing before us this morning. As a member of the Congressional…

What an exciting, exciting time. I can only tell you the joys of being a grandparent are marvelous. It is a big part of my day.

You can call it draconian, you can call it all of these names, you can call all of us Neanderthals. But let me tell you what this is: this is a budget that is for our children because it is for reduced regulation, reduced taxation…

I appreciate the chairman and the opportunity to stand and discuss the budget that we have before us. I find it so interesting that our constituents are watching this. They are paying attention because they are concerned, and with good…

I appreciate the opportunity to come to the floor this morning and talk just a little bit about free speech and how we exercise that free speech in this country. I think it is no secret that the Twitterverse and the Internet has been abuzz…

I appreciate the opportunity to come and to be with you and to talk a little bit about Tennessee's Seventh Congressional District.

Fort Campbell is facing reductions that will have an impact on military readiness, as well as on the installation infrastructure.

These definitions do matter. We all realize that.

This is an issue that has grown to epidemic proportions in our country.

This concept first raised by Representative Blackburn during a hearing on drug abuse here 2 years ago...

There is a necessity to clarify a couple of definitions and provide some certainty and some consistency.

I am so appreciative of the opportunity for us to be able to come to the floor and have this discussion today. I think our constituents are just shocked with what they see happening because of the President's health care law. They can't…