Sheila Jackson Lee

They take all the good things that, might I say, the Democrats have worked on and can really be defined as balanced and fair and utilize it in a budget that is absolutely lopsided. And I thank you for having us on the floor to explain to…

Let me thank the gentleman's tone, and let it be known that all of us want to engage in that kind of civil discussion. I assume, if we all got locked up in a room, we'd be able to find the compromise. Let me just indicate that the revenues…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Let me just say, I don't think anyone on this side of the aisle is not prepared to work collaboratively on the question of the deficit, on the question of growing America's economy and working with our…

My other amendment had to do with the estate tax to raise revenue, and that would have been a reasonable debate to address what we can do to make the lives of Americans better. Request a plan; a plan is not action. The President does a…

In just a few minutes, she'll leave us to speak with Vice President Biden about the shooting.

I believe in responsible gun ownership. I believe in the Second Amendment.

I would rather them be training paramedics and first-responders than arming students.

This tragedy could not have been helped by the present legislation. I know when the concealed weapons bill was passed some many years ago, the wisdom of the legislature at that time was not to allow concealed weapons to be on campuses, and…

I thank the gentleman for his inquiry. When we started out with the Plan B, there was no sequester plan. Obviously, there was a mysterious offering last evening.

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Ranking Member, I knew that Mr. King would have other opportunities to be on the floor. We are going to be here through Christmas, but if that is not the case, then he has kind of a smile of Santa Claus, but I…

Could I say one thing before the gentlelady, and then I will finish on that and then step away.

May I ask how much time remains. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Texas has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 503 of the committee print. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 788, the…

If we pass the American Jobs Act, we will help Hispanic youngsters, Anglo youngsters, African American youngsters, and all Americans. However, what an insult to America's values to suggest that those who come to this country to give by way…

Bring to the floor this conference report, put to work people in Texas, fix bridges and put to work people in Minnesota, Virginia, New York, across the Nation, south, north, east and west, and begin to solve separate difficult problems, if…

I have an amendment at the desk, and I would ask unanimous consent that my amendment be considered out of order. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Texas? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Mulvaney

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: Sec. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act…

I do. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized on the point of order.

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: Sec. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Luetkemeyer

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 56, after line 24, insert the following new section: Sec. 510. None of the funds made available by this Act for…

I do not rise on the gentlelady's amendment. In the statement I made on amendment No. 7, I indicated that the CIA officer's name that was undercover, that was not the CIA's undercover agent's name, which I would not give. It was the…

Coming from Texas, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas, the ranking member of the subcommittee, for this legislation. I rise in support of H.R. 915. We have heard that there has been a constant intrusion of activity over the border…

It will abandon those who are fighting for democracy, with the Pakistani President heading to participate in NATO with Ambassador Sherry Rehman here, who interacts with Members of Congress. Let me tell the American people, Pakistan is an…