Blake Moore

Those bipartisan groups who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. We, on a bipartisan basis, didn't regulate these derivatives, and we will, unfortunately, learn our lesson. I yield such time as she may consume to the…

Section 203 takes us back to the day before AIG melted down. We are moving backwards in time and not forward with strengthening our economy. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.

I can tell you that among the requirements of this new section 203 is a mandate for regulators to consider ``available alternatives to direct regulation.'' Alternatives to regulation? What are we talking about here? As a Member of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 11, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 12, line 22, and insert the following: SEC. ___. SENSE OF…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The CHAIR. It is now in…

Yes, sir, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: M_. __ moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4660 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the…

This is the final amendment of this bill. This amendment will not kill the bill nor will it merely send it back to committee, but rather, if adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. Mr. Speaker, this motion…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill. The vote was taken…

My amendment adds $1 million to the Executive Office for Immigration Review, EOIR, and is offset through the Department of Justice salaries and expenses account. Now, I really do want to acknowledge the committee for their great work in…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 22, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 22, line 25, after the first dollar…

This legislation also officially establishes a national human trafficking hotline to help connect victims with the services that they need and to allow others to pass along crime tips to law enforcement. I am so proud that this legislation…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3610, the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act. Before I say anything, I want to thank Congressman Erik Paulsen of Minnesota, who has been a…

I think it is unfortunate that the gentleman from California is opposing this amendment as well and my Republican friends opposing it, because we often find ourselves talking about unfunded mandates. What my amendment does is try to make…

I missed rollcall vote No. 212 on the Castor Amendment to H.R. 10--``To amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Amendment No. 8 Offered 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: Page 8, line 1, strike ``7 percent'' and insert ``5 percent''. Page 8, line 3, strike ``and''. Page 8, line…

I am very happy now to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), the leader of the Congressional Black Caucus' Budget Task Force.

I thank all of my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus who have worked hard on this budget. I was so happy that the chair of the Budget Committee came to the floor. We, obviously, don't have time to continue this conversation on…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin has 4\3/4\ minutes.

I am so happy at this time to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), the chair of the Democratic whip's Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity, and also a distinguished member of the Budget Committee.

As the designee of the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Fudge), I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the…

I am so proud to be here with my distinguished colleagues from the Congressional Black Caucus to present our budget for fiscal year 2015. {time} 1545 We have spent the last week, 2 weeks analyzing the House Republican budget, and you have…

I am so pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), a freshman on the Budget Committee. {time} 1615

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. This is just a little short ditty because I am very concerned as a person who lives in an inner city environment, I have become intensely aware of how environmental injustice affects the…

My amendment is straightforward. It simply provides a sense of Congress that acknowledges the tremendous work done by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as it was originally conceived in Dodd-Frank and how it has been operating to…