Sheila Jackson Lee

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 A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Let me take this moment again to acknowledge the funds that have been put into this bill that focuses on what we experienced in the last year. And I would indicate that the investigatory account, which will see this focus, is important…

First of all, let me thank the chairman of the committee for what has been ongoing support of our efforts. And I hope he sees that these are efforts for across the Nation as well. To be clear, I am glad that we do not alter the account but…

All over the Nation, we face a series of disasters that come in many different forms: fires, volcanoes, and heavy rain. My amendment deals with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the important aspect of its investigatory work by…

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 A, before the short title, insert the following: Sec. __. The amounts otherwise…

With that in mind, what we are glad to say is that we emphasize and ask for that amount of dollars within the administrative account to be increased on the Environmental Justice Program. We are grateful for the statement of the chairman…

I thank Mr. Simpson and Ms. Kaptur for working to try to put forward a bill and to recognize the unfortunate addition of riders, which we would hope that we could pass these kinds of bills in the appropriate manner. But I thank them for…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''. The…

As the founder and chair of the Congressional Children's Caucus and as a mother, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3, the ``Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act.'' I oppose this legislation because it would eliminate $7…

As a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, I am opposing all of the bills under this rule, including the underlying bill, but in particular H.R. 3, which is a danger to childcare development, Pell grants, and election security…

Again, let me just say, we have a solid and unified commitment to protect our children, our neighborhoods, our families, and to isolate violent gangs, some of whom carry the name MS-13, but also to work with law enforcement as they work to…

I certainly look forward to working further with the gentleman on these matters, and I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman. I just wanted to make a concluding comment. We worked together on this. Would the gentleman also say that intervention and prevention programs are a positive contribution to helping our young people stay away from…

As we come upon this weekend, I want to certainly offer my respect for the men and women in the United States military and those who have fallen in battle. In this last authorization bill for the defense, I want to emphasize important…

I thank the ranking member and the chairman of the Rules Committee for listening to both my concerns and the amendments that we have offered. We are very pleased to have at least 10 amendments to deal with this important legislation. Mr…

Without provisions in the bill to reduce the excessive sentencing produced by mandatory minimums for drug offenses, overcrowding will still persist and thereby divert resources from programs to reduce recidivism. Let me be very clear: The…

I, too, want to offer my appreciation for all of my colleagues--in particular, those who have offered this legislation. I recall, in the Congress preceding this, we offered a bipartisan combination of comprehensive criminal justice reform…

Let me thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Let me very quickly say that my first statement is my opposition to this bill. I can't imagine the cut of $23 billion out of our food nutrition program, nor can I understand the…

I want to be clear that I respect the bill that is moving forward but recognize that we really need to do more. One of the points that I want to make is this new law does not have mandatory minimums. It does allow the discretion of the…

I was honored just a few minutes ago to be on the floor of the House with the chairman of the committee, Mr. Goodlatte; the ranking member, Mr. Nadler; the proponent of this bill, Mr. Rutherford; and our Democratic proponent, Mrs. Demings…

Thank you for the opportunity to begin discussion on the floor for issues that, I think, against the backdrop of Mother's Day, the desire to be family friendly in this Nation, and really to answer the question of Americans: Can our…

And I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell) and the Law Enforcement Caucus, Mr. Reichert, and I pay tribute to his service. Certainly, Mr. Pascrell has been on the front lines for a very…

It is my pleasure to yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), well known for his commitment to first responders throughout the Nation.

First of all, let me thank Congressman Raskin for the diligent work that he has done on the Judiciary Committee, as a whole, but particularly his assistance today for those of us who were flying in. This is a particularly important bill…

We are just having some discussion about the order of bills. Thank you so very much for your indulgence. I want to ask if the ranking member has any additional speakers.