Dan Crenshaw

As the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, my Subcommittee directly oversees the Internal Revenue Service's budget. And for the past 6 months now I have witnessed an arrogant and…

I think most Members of this body know that every year for the past 12 years there has been a golf match between the House Republicans and the House Democrats. It has become known as The First Tee Challenge, because the money that is…

I remind my colleagues that we have already cut the defense budget pretty drastically, and nuclear weapons exist in today's world. I might not like it, you might not like it, we might wish they didn't exist, but they do exist. Because…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. This seems to be one of the most straightforward, commonsense pieces of legislation that I have seen in a long time. As chairman of the subcommittee on Appropriations that overseas the budget of the SEC…

All this bill does is say--not as an afterthought, but as the cornerstone to the rulemaking process--the SEC simply understands the economic impact it's going to have and there's a cost- benefit analysis done. It's a good bill, and I urge…

I thank the gentleman for the time, and I thank Mr. Garrett for bringing this important piece of legislation before the House today. As chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services, my subcommittee has oversight of the…

Targeting groups based on their names and political beliefs is both chilling and outrageous.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in strong support of this legislation. Let me first say thank you to the chairman, Chairman Young, and Congressman Dicks, the ranking member. Thank you not only for your leadership in bringing…

And Members of the House, I've been asked to report the results of a competition that took place on Monday at the Columbia Country Club. The competition is called the Congressional Challenge Cup. It's an event where a team of golfers from…

Ladies and gentlemen of the House, we bring before the House today the 2013 appropriations bill for the Legislative Subcommittee. This is a bill that spends $3.3 billion, which is approximately 1 percent less than last year. That's a $33.4…

I seek time in opposition, although I'm not necessarily opposed. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

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

I just want to say that we don't use any appropriated funds to buy polystyrene containers. I just want to make that point that we don't use any appropriated money to do that. I want to recognize a valued member of the subcommittee, the…

Members of the House, if the gentleman has a problem with communicating with constituents, then I think he ought to take his gripes to the Franking Commission. I think everyone knows in this House that Members have an office account, and…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Announcement by the Chair The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII…

I want to urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this motion to recommit and vote for this very good bill. Now, I'm not surprised that the Democrats don't like this bill. This funding bill spends less money than last year, and last year's…

As you know, phase one is in process, and that's the skirt of the dome. You can see some of the work that's being done there. The next phase is much more expensive. I think it's a little over $100 million. As you know, we have an…

I want to say thank you to the gentleman for bringing this to the attention of the House and just from an informational standpoint make Members aware that in February this House passed what we call the Printing Resolution, which calls for…

I think this is a good bill. I think it has been adequately explained. I yield back the balance of my time.

No, I don't think there is anything that makes it an emergency. I think, clearly, like a lot of these projects that ought to be funded, the Architect has a long list of projects, and this is certainly one of those, so we want to be able to…

Everything the gentleman said is true except for the fact that what we are doing in this bill is actually shutting down the Open World program. When you do that, there are some costs involved in the final shutdown, and that's why last year…

Reclaiming my time, I yield 2 minutes to Mr. Lungren, the chairman of the House Administration Committee.

If the gentleman will further yield, I just want to say I think that's a very good amendment.

Thank you for yielding. I just want to thank you for bringing this to our attention. I think it's well-intentioned. I think it's a good idea. I'm just curious as to how you decided to have 50 copies instead of 213.

I know there is an amendment that is going to be offered by Mr. Gosar from Arizona, and I understand that he is just outside the Chamber at this very moment. So I thought I would take a minute, while he comes to the floor, to just remind…