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 Ms. Richardson

the next Pearl Harbor our Nation confronts could very well be a cyber attack that cripples our power systems, the grid, our security systems, our financial systems, and our governmental systems.

This is quite an interesting debate that we're having, and I think it is an historic day. It is a time when we have the opportunity to do something about the out-of-control, reckless Washington spending. It's long overdue. I had an email…

When you look at it from an issue of keeping those jobs here, it is vitally important.

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 No. 53 Offered by Mr. Harris

In closing, I do appreciate the comments that have been made, and I appreciate the work of the Appropriations Committee. I do agree that the issues that are dealt with are important issues. So is the fiscal stability of this Nation, I…

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. __ Each amount made available by this Act (other…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank the chairman of the Appropriations Committee for the time to speak on this and to bring this amendment forward. Again, this is a cut amendment. Every year, I say let's look at 1 percent, 2 percent, 5…

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. __. Each amount made available by this Act…

I would just remind my colleagues, all the issues we address are important issues, but as Admiral Mullen has said, ``the greatest threat to our national security is our growing national debt.'' We are calling for another $306 million to be…

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 Mrs. Blackburn

The Energy and Water Development appropriations bill before us today includes $30.6 billion in funding. That falls $1 billion below last year's level and $5.9 billion beneath the President's budget request. While I applaud our…

We should bear in mind that online advertising sales, online ad revenue totaled $31 billion last year and that represented 40 percent of global online sales.

So you see it strictly as a solvency issue?

I would remind my colleagues it was Obamacare or PPACA, whatever we want to call it, that cut $575 billion out of Medicare.

How do you reconcile the statements made by the administration that IPAB will not impact access, affordability, and quality with the statements made by the Kaiser Family Foundation?

Let me ask you another question, then, because we know the GAO is supposed to do a study by January 1, 2015, on access, affordability, and quality.

The chairman spoke to the cost of these bulbs and how incredibly expensive they are; and, indeed, our constituents have talked about that. And to my colleagues who are going to try to support this standard and this de facto ban on the…

I think that you may see is that an unintended consequence could be seen as hampering free speech, harming our economy and not having a significant reduction in childhood obesity.

Some agencies believe that their political ends justify their regulatory means and that their insulation from the traditional checks and balances is a blank check for them to pursue hyperactivist causes.

Federal Government doesn't create jobs; private sector does.

when you are looking at the life cycle of a technology product in the marketplace, you have got 18 months.

Congress shouldn't be--the President and the administration shouldn't be choosing winners and losers, and we need to be diligent in our oversight.

This is not a rosy outlook.