I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill before the short title, insert the following: LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS Sec. __. None of the funds…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: limitation on use of funds Sec. __. None of the funds…

Let me just say, in concluding, there are many things that this bill does. I am hoping that we will rid ourselves of sequester to let it do more, and one of the things would be this outreach that brings us together as a Nation in a…

Let me thank the chair and the ranking member of this appropriations process for the Interior and Environment for their indulgence and their understanding of how much a part of the lives of Americans this legislation is from my amendment…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 41, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $2,000,000)''. On page 102, line 23, after the dollar…

Let me thank Ranking Member Levin for always standing in the gap with a creative mind for trade but for workers. Let me acknowledge my colleague from Wisconsin and indicate that those of us who stand here today have several reasons for…

How much time do I have? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Texas has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I thank the gentleman. Let me, first of all, thank the ranking member for all the hard work that has been done and the chairman. It is a passion for reaching out and touching museums like the Houston African American Museum that has, as…

I think we have had an opportunity to be on the floor together over the years. Thank you so very much. I want to thank the ranking member and the leadership on the committee. My question would be--obviously, this appropriations process is…

There is not one district where the Department of Labor does not document the loss of jobs through trade. I would rather be standing here today and saving a monumental amount of jobs for those individuals that may have skills that are not…

Let me thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey for her consistent leadership and, particularly, her friendship, her passion for her district, and her commitment to policies that will lift all of us together as Americans. This is the first…

As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2200, the ``CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015.'' I support this bipartisan legislation which amends the Homeland Security Act of…