Thomas A. Garrett

So I agree with the gentleman that we should add confidence to our travelers; but I would ask the gentleman from Texas what confidence can we have in a program that, by its own admission, says they have not foiled a singular terrorist…

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. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

And just to take a word from the gentlelady from California, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Williams), who has actually walked the walk and created jobs to create more American prosperity.

In recognizing that we can create the jobs and the prosperity by not raising taxes at the same time, I yield now 3 minutes to the gentlelady from Missouri (Mrs. Hartzler).

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman who played a critical role in fashioning the budget that is before us, the Republican budget, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Rokita).

At this point, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma, a member of the Budget Committee, Mr. Lankford.

I begin by saying I associate myself with the words of the gentlelady over there in that we should not put the burden on the least in this country, and that's why we support this legislation before us and this amendment. I now yield 20…

``If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment…

In recognizing that some on the other side of the aisle can't take ``yes'' for an answer, I reserve the balance of my time.

At this time, I yield 2 minutes to a gentleman from a State which is not immune to natural disasters, the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa).

First of all, I yield myself 15 seconds just to set the record straight. With regard to the legislation before us, which is a flood insurance program, the aid under this program is going and has been going to the recipients in the affected…

At this point, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Westmoreland) who realizes it's not just what we do on the floor but it's also the volunteering and the dedication to help these people as well.

At this time, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Runyan), who has seen firsthand the devastation to our State.

I'm now pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York, who has actually led the efforts on the ground putting the shoulder to the grindstone, so to speak, to actually help and restore some of these people's homes.

I once again yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen), who also recognizes that there have been absolutely no victims of delay when it comes to the flood insurance program because their payments have been made…

I thank the gentleman for his comments and also recognize that this legislation helps not only those people in his neck of the woods, but across the country, as we resume the money in the fund for FEMA and for the Flood Insurance Program…

I also have no further requests for time. So I will just conclude by saying to the gentlelady, thank you very much for working with us on this bill. Thank you for the support for the legislation. And with that, I will yield back the…

I advise my colleague from Maryland that I have no further speakers at this time, and I reserve the balance of my time.

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford).

At this time I'd like to yield 2 minutes to another gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell), who understands that we are in fact presenting a balanced approach inasmuch as we present the options to either pass this legislation that the…

Before we hear from our leader, I yield 15 seconds to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. West).

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. _. None of the funds made available in this Act…

If the gentleman will yield, then the question is: Are you suggesting that the President does not care for the safety of this administration? Are you suggesting that the President----

I find it odd that I am in the position here of actually defending the President of the United States and defending what his recommendations are in this area, but I will gladly do so. The President suggested that, with all of those factors…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 50, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced to $0)''. Page 150, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert…