Political Quotes

“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 California will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. DeSaulnier The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in part B of House Report 116-109. Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Chairman, 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 57, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 57, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentleman from California (Mr. DeSaulnier) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California. Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Chairman, the bill before us today goes a long way to improving the health of our country. I thank the chairwoman for her leadership and dedication to the health and well-being of all Americans. I am particularly pleased to see over $6 billion in funding for the National Cancer Institute. As we all know, probably too well, cancer affects all of us in some way. All of us have a family member, a friend, or a neighbor who has had to go through the challenge of being told they have cancer. Nearly 1.8 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2019.…”