I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I also want to thank her for her leadership in organizing this Special Order and for her leadership of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus. HBCUs provide a great value to America…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 242, noes 181, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 614] AYES--242…

How much time is remaining for both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 4 minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from North Carolina has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I yield the gentlewoman from Connecticut an additional 1 minute. Ms. DeLAURO. Why would we further undermine a worker's ability to bring pay discrimination cases against their employer? We must stand with workers, defend the current…

Could you advise us as to how much time is remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Coffman). The gentleman from Virginia has 13\1/2\ minutes. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 15 minutes.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: SECTION 1…

The Congressional Black Caucus is a more compassionate, fiscally responsible alternative to the underlying Republican budget and does not rely on unrealistic growth projections or bizarre suggestions that massive tax cuts can pay for…

Can you advise how much time is remaining on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 5 minutes remaining.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 543. personal explanation

I have an amendment at the desk made in order under the rule. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division F (before the short title), insert the following: Sec…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this amendment, which blocks OSHA's ability to improve tracking of injuries and illnesses in workplaces across the country. One of the problems we have is that…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, as my colleagues have made clear, this amendment would impose a 45 percent cut on the NLRB budget. The NLRB would expect that these cuts could lead to the closure of regional offices in 17…

I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), and I have an amendment at the desk, No. 113. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 346, strike…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would take money from important college access programs, GEAR UP and TRIO, and use it to increase important funding for career and technical education. Because of the way the…

I would like to thank Ms. Bonamici, the vice ranking member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, for offering the amendment and for her leadership on issues affecting older Americans. The Older Americans Act was first passed 50…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 114 will not be…

This amendment would reduce funding by 10 percent for programs administered by all accounts in the Labor-HHS appropriations bill. By making it across the board, it makes it more difficult for the agencies to actually administer their…

We know that there are a lot of contractors who have significant wage violations. It should be a privilege to contract with the Federal Government. Taxpayers should not be asked to subsidize companies that engage in willful and repeated…

This amendment would prohibit the use of funds in this act to prepare for or facilitate the transfer of the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The…

This amendment would strike language in the bill that would prohibit the EEOC from using its funds to implement pay data collection. Mr. Chairman, we know that racial and gender pay gaps exist in America. The Obama administration, a few…

This amendment irresponsibly cuts funding for coal mine safety and health by 10 percent, cuts 96 positions in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA. The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 established MSHA and requires…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, one of the agencies affected by this amendment is the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General that is responsible for conducting independent and objective audits and…

This amendment would prohibit the EPA from spending any funds to ensure that States fulfill their obligations under the Clean Water Act to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay. If passed into law, this amendment would endanger the progress we…

I urge my colleagues to reject the amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

I appreciate the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the number of amendments that were made in order by the Rules Committee, but I am appalled that the majority chose not to include one of my amendments, No. 63, to…