Dan Crenshaw

I reserve the balance of my time to close. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. For those who persist in the fantasy that, someday, we will need to reinstate the draft, this legislation allows the President…

I just want to note that the overwhelming ``fantasy'' that the gentleman refers to was shared on a bipartisan basis, overwhelmingly, in rejecting this amendment a couple of years ago. This is not a brand new idea. And we appreciate the…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

It is very clear that our policy is the taxpayers' fund should not be used to fund abortions and, therefore, we have continued this prohibition. Not only has this prohibition been in place since 1981, it was also requested by the…

As I pointed out earlier, this is existing law. This is the law today, and they want to strike that law. I would encourage them to look up something called the Federal Election Commission. That is a place where people disclose their…

This is the law today that he is trying to remove. The SEC doesn't need to be engaged in politically charged, unmandated rulemakings. The language included in this bill just keeps the SEC on track. It prevents them from developing or…

This language is merely a legislative stay on the FCC's net neutrality order, and it is the same language that was in last year's bill. This net neutrality rule was very, very controversial. She mentioned there were 4 million, I guess…

If the gentleman really wants people to have access to manufactured housing, then I don't think he would be proposing this amendment. If you adopt this amendment and take out the language we have in the bill, then you are going to limit…

We just had a discussion earlier about access to affordable housing, manufactured homes. Manufactured homes are a little bit different, and a lot of times folks that can't afford a house try to buy a manufactured home. And if you put some…

Just finally, let me say once again, we all appreciate the effort that we have to protect consumers. But you can go so far as basically to regulate people out of the opportunity to own a home, and that is what is happening with this…

I think it is a very good amendment that the gentleman has brought before us. It basically levels the playing field. It is not a partisan issue that is going to impact Democrats or Republicans. I would join him in urging adoption of this…

Just very briefly, I think Mr. Meadows said it well. The bill before us right here continues to appropriate D.C. local funds just like it has been doing for the last 43 years under Democratic and Republican majorities and Democratic and…

I just want to reiterate that we are treating the SEC very fairly. We want to make sure that the markets are safe and that they are orderly, and they are. Just giving more money to the SEC is not necessarily going to make things better…

I reluctantly rise to oppose the gentlewoman's amendment, my good friend from Tennessee. I appreciate her concern for the out-of-control spending that goes on in Washington. I think a lot of people are concerned about that. The problem is…

Why not 2 percent? Why not 5 percent? Why not another 10 percent? The point is, Mr. Chairman, this subcommittee has done its job. It has reduced spending, 6.5 percent cut. We take the IRS back to what they were funded in 2008. We have done…

Can you tell me how much time I have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Serrano), the ranking member.

First, just let me say the provision in question that they are trying to eliminate merely puts a pause on the CFPB's rule until it submits a detailed report. To tell us other good reasons why we ought to reject this amendment, I yield 2…

First, just let me say that the provision the gentleman would like to strike is a provision that gives every American the opportunity to pursue what we call the American Dream--that of home ownership. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman…

Reclaiming my time, as I pointed out, I understand this is an end run about that lawsuit, but there is disclosure that takes place. And again, the law today that was added last year, part of the omnibus bill, the SEC ought to be trying to…

This happens to be one of the most bipartisan accounts in the bill, and it is a lean program; it fills a niche that provides capital and credit in areas where often it is difficult. These are competitive grants and it is complicated to a…

Well, let me thank the gentleman for bringing this to our attention. You have my assurance, as we have previously discussed, that I will work with you to make sure that this is an open and fair process all the way down the line.

Thank you for the work you do and thank you for coming here today.

I thank the chairman for the recognition. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this funding bill for 2016. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, I want to highlight some of the areas that I think…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this rule and the underlying legislation. I am the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. My subcommittee is…