Kay Granger

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

My motion amends the bill by adding the additional $2.88 billion the administration has said is needed to care for the unaccompanied children who continue to flood our southern border. I am offering this motion because the bill we are…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minutes votes on passage of the bill and agreeing to the…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Mrs. Fletcher) will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mrs. Axne The CHAIR. It is…

To close, I would like to thank Chairwoman Lowey for her leadership. I look forward to working with her on legislation that addresses both natural disasters and the humanitarian crisis on the border. We should provide much-needed relief to…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mrs. Radewagen The CHAIR. It is now in order…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from the Northern Mariana Islands will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Dunn The CHAIR. It…

I request that you support, at a minimum, the President's budget request for nuclear waste disposal.

I was unable to attend votes due to circumstances beyond my control. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 135 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 136. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

I was unable to attend votes due to circumstances beyond my control. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on roll call No. 127, ``yea'' on roll call No. 128, and ``yea'' on roll call No. 129. ____________________

The Supreme Court is vital to our system of government and ensuring the survival of our Republic.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on adoption of the conference report will be followed by a 5-minute vote on agreeing to the…

I support this conference agreement before us today, and I urge a ``yes'' vote. I yield back the balance of my time. General Leave

Thank you for all that you have done, your many years of service.

On the billions that we have spent in the last, what we determined 17 years--17 years on this program, we can't get that back. And it doesn't go to Treasury. It is just gone. Let's stop that.

I don't ever recall being more outraged about an issue than I am about the electronic health records program.

Congress doesn't enjoy a great deal of admiration from the public, and I think one of the reasons is...

There was no urgency whatsoever.

We need to have an urgency and an understanding of how important this really is.

The proposal to eliminate community development block grants could be particularly harmful because the program provides a critical resource for local decision makers.

It has been authorized for the Congress, it has been authorized by two Presidents, and it has been funded up until the last 2 years.

It is a flood control issue, because the Corps of Engineers came in 40 years ago in Fort Worth there was a massive flood.

When I was at Fort Worth it had at 370,000 people, and it now has 800,000 people.

There is a vulnerability that I know you are familiar with and that is the garages.

Unfortunately, the violence and hopelessness driving parents to send their children on the dangerous journey to the United States has not disappeared since then.