As a gun owner and lifetime member of the NRA, I support the Second Amendment and every individual's right to keep and bear arms. But today, that right is threatened by the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. I am outraged by the…

This week in the House, we are voting on pieces of legislation that will roll back the Obama administration's overreach. We term this effort Stop Government Abuse Week. Our message to the administration is quite simple: no more wasted tax…

I thank my good friend from Texas. I also want to encourage my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment. Section 526 was added to the 2007 energy bill as a last-minute add- on, with no hearings, without any information about it…

3 years ago, the Democrats told the American people that Congress had to pass the ObamaCare act so that we could learn what was in it. Well, 3 years later, we are just now learning what really is in the law and how it will cost American…

I urge adoption of this farm bill. The farm bill before us was fully debated by this body and subjected to more than 100 amendments just a couple of weeks ago. More than 60 of those amendments were adopted. This body has had ample…

I stand in strong opposition to this amendment. One particular troubling issue is the predefinition of ``actively engaged in farming.'' My good colleague should know that this will alter, fundamentally, the normal operations on a farm…

I've got great respect for the author of the amendment, and he knows that, but I do stand in opposition to the amendment. The checkoff programs on a generic basis are very successful. The industry itself votes on them and comes together to…

I started to go down one path, but the disdain with which my good colleague from Florida insulted the folks in this industry is unacceptable. I rise in opposition. I wish he would get his facts correct. The total appropriation, actual…

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

First off, a couple of points. One, the 40-some-odd hearings we had in the last couple of years, at every single one of them, whether it blocked crop insurance or not, the producers said: Don't screw up crop insurance. Crop insurance is…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong opposition to this attack on a very important piece of the safety net that production agriculture relies upon. There are two possible outcomes for this amendment, and both are bad. The…

I don't have any other speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, can you tell me how much time remains. The ACTING CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1…