Dan Crenshaw

I rise this morning to honor the congressional career of my chief of staff, John Ariale. I first met John Ariale 13 years ago, right after I was first elected to Congress; and after that first meeting when I saw his keen intellect, I saw…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, let me just simply say, as chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, my subcommittee has oversight over the SEC and is charged with funding…

As the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, my Subcommittee directly oversees the Securities and Exchange Commission's budget. And since 2001 the SEC's budget has increased by over 200…

I now yield to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Posey), one of Mr. Young's colleagues.

I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent), another member of the Appropriations Committee.

Thank you. I now yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), another member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.

I now yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), another member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee that Bill Young chaired.

Before I introduce and call on a couple of my colleagues, I would like to say a brief word about my longtime friend and mentor, C.W. Bill Young. I first met Bill when he was in the Florida Senate. He was the Republican leader in the…

I would like to yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Carter), another member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee.

Thank you, Mr. Nugent. Our hour is just about over. We could go on for hours, but I think you have all heard tonight that Bill Young was a man that loved his Lord, he loved his wife, he loved his family, he loved his country. You might say…

Thank you. Now I yield time to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Nugent), another colleague and a member of the Rules Committee.

May I inquire as to how much time both sides have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 9\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 13 minutes remaining. {time} 1800

At this time, Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf).

I don't have any further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I don't think anybody in this Chamber wanted to see the government shut down. Nobody wanted to see it down. As has been pointed out, we passed a continuing resolution, funded the…

Ladies and gentlemen of the House, the legislation that I bring before the House today is very simple. It's very straightforward. It's very clear, very understandable, and, quite frankly, I think it should be noncontroversial; because what…

Can I inquire of the gentleman from New York how many speakers he has remaining?

I still don't understand why it's so hard for my friends on the other side to vote in favor of allowing the District of Columbia to spend their own locally raised funds. Back in 1996, as they may recall, there was a shutdown of the…

Could I inquire as to how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Collins of Georgia). The gentleman from Florida has 6 minutes; the gentleman from New York has 5\1/4\ minutes.

I just find it ironic that the other side always likes to complain that Republicans meddle too much in the affairs of the District of Columbia. And yet yesterday, so many of them voted not to even let the District of Columbia access their…

I just want to remind folks that we could have avoided this shutdown if the Senate had passed the first resolution we passed them. That would have avoided a shutdown. If they had passed the second continuing resolution, that would have…

I'm just surprised to hear my friend say it's okay that the citizens of the District of Columbia suffer just because Congress can't figure out how to fund the government. With that, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr…

I'd like to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa), the distinguished chairman of the Government Reform and Oversight Committee.

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 10 minutes remaining; the gentleman from New York has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Thank you for yielding the time, Chairman Rogers, and thank you for your leadership in this very difficult appropriations process. Madam Speaker, I think everybody agrees that the appropriations process is one of the most important…