John Culberson

If the gentleman withdraws the amendment, I withdraw my point of order. The Acting CHAIR. Does the gentleman seek to withdraw the amendment?

I claim the time in opposition, but I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Woodall). Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

The question before the House is whether or not our taxpayers' hard-earned dollars are going to be used to build a prison facility in the United States to house the terrorists and killers and cowards held in Guantanamo Bay. That is the…

I want to make sure everyone in the House understands that what the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) is attempting to do is to give constitutional rights to foreign nationals captured on battlefields overseas who are being held in…

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

I think Mr. Grayson's answer confirms that he did not ever disclose a negotiated settlement before it was final, and that is just common sense. And here, under trade promotion authority, the trade agreement, as it is being negotiated…

I want to, if I could, express my support for the ranking member's comments, but I do need to assert the point of order.

The amendment is subject to a point of order on the basis that it proposes to increase an appropriation not authorized by law, Mr. Chairman, and, therefore, is in violation of clause 2(a) of rule XXI. Although the original account funding…

With that, I would urge all Members to oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer). The amendment was rejected…

I share the gentleman's concerns, but I think his amendment is written so broadly that it is going to have an impact far beyond anything he actually intended. For example, if a very large company like Boeing ever failed to pay somebody…

I encourage Members to support the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I would be happy to split the time with the gentlewoman. I am claiming the time in opposition, although I do not oppose it. The gentleman still has some time remaining on his initial time. I will yield in just a moment, but I really think…

I claim the time in opposition, but I do not oppose the gentleman's amendment and would urge its adoption. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

And we can do that through oversight, and we will work very closely with you, Judge Poe, on this. And I thank you for your work on this effort. There is no penalty severe enough that can be imposed swiftly enough on anyone who would injure…

I do want to express my strong support for the gentleman's amendment. It is an appropriate and necessary additional protection for Americans' Second Amendment rights. Judge Carter is exactly right. This is the right place for the bill…

I will assert my point of order against the amendment, depending on what the gentleman intends to do. Does the gentleman intend to withdraw the amendment?

I ask my colleague to consider withdrawing the amendment. I would like to work with him to ensure that this case is investigated. The ITA is funded at a level of over $470 million. I can only imagine how devastating this must be to the…

I support the gentleman's amendment, and I withdraw the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The point of order is withdrawn.

I join the chairman in urging my colleagues to oppose this amendment on many grounds. It is a technical issue that should be dealt with by the authorizing committees. This is not an appropriate place to handle it. I yield to the gentleman…

I yield to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

I want to point out also that the amendment before us would cut 1 percent from eliminating the backlog of rape kits that are piling up in local police departments all over the country. We increased funding to eliminate that backlog of rape…

I claim the time in opposition but do not oppose the amendment and would, in fact, encourage Members to support it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I continue to reserve the point of order pending the gentlewoman's withdrawal of the amendment. Madam Chairman, I want to reassure my colleague that I will continue to work with her and my ranking member, to work on this as we move through…

I thank the gentleman, just to say that, as you know, we discussed in full committee that the purpose of our bill was to shift the COPS hiring because it has not been reauthorized a number of years over to the Byrne JAG Program, which can…

It is important for the House to oppose this amendment because, as in our personal lives or our business lives, the Appropriations Committee has prioritized the very precious and scarce, hard-earned taxpayer dollars that we are entrusted…