I want to quickly thank the gentlewoman from the great State of Minnesota, thank the gentleman from California, and just very quickly say that I come with my amendments, but I also come just to acknowledge the pending storm in Florida and…

Thank you for this opportunity to speak in support of my amendment to Division A of H.R. 3354, the ``Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2018.'' Let me also thank Chairman Calvert and Ranking Member McCollum for…

The chairman is very kind. Let me thank the chairman and the ranking member of the subcommittee. If I might just take one moment and I will conclude taking your gracious offer. First, I would like to acknowledge that this amendment is…

Some of the colleges that I am speaking of will be major contributors in the concept of expanded food access for many of our communities. Mr. Chair, I want to thank the gentleman for extending the time to me. The amendment is a good…

I thank the Speaker, and I thank the gentlewoman from New York. Having known the devastation of hurricanes just a couple of years ago, I thank her, and along with her as the ranking minority member, the chairman as well, both coming from…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division H (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his leadership, and the manager of this appropriations process. I cannot start a discussion of my particular amendment, very briefly--and I thank my colleagues for the amendment being included in the…

I thank the gentlewoman from California, and I thank the manager of this bill, Judge Carter from Texas, for including my amendment in the en bloc amendment. Let me explain it very simply. My amendment would help facilitate the Secretary of…

I am reading a headline that says that experts say it could take Houston years to fully recover from Hurricane Harvey. This is not because my local leaders, mayors, county judges, and Governors are not working as hard as they can, but it…

I just want to conclude by making this point to Mr. Diaz-Balart, and it is that local entities should have the right to direct funds where they believe they are most important, particularly for transportation projects. As they do so with…

To the distinguished gentlewoman, I come now to just stand on behalf of our delegation to be able to say, as I said earlier, I acknowledge the pain of Sandy. But I now come to make sure that we all understand that this first crunch is only…

To all of my colleagues and the American people, thanks so much for the outpouring of love from volunteers, first responders, and so many rescuers that came to Hurricane Harvey. Let me thank my mayor, Mayor Turner; the county judge, Judge…