Kim Schrier

There seems to be an underlying effort to take people who are already on the edge in this country and make life just a little bit tougher for them.

I am concerned that taking away school meals and this is from a half a million kids nationwide... will also decrease their academic performance and result in probably worse behavior in school.

Many of these students eat two meals a day at school which are often the only well-balanced, nutritious meals they get.

In my home State of Washington, there are 15,633 students who stand to lose access to free school meals as a result of the proposed rule about categorical eligibility.

We ask for your support of the program by reinstating Legacy Roads and Trails as a separate line item in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill with a $50M allocation.

A recent New York Times report stated that the Chinook salmon may be extinct in 20 years.

To raise some of these various issues on deferred maintenance, and in addition to the deferred maintenance projects the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program is a critical program that leverages dollars outside of the…

I cannot imagine that in this day of computers and data entry that it would be really that hard to collect this.

I really think we need to collect this data.

I think there is a better way to do a pay data collection.

I am also a pediatrician, and so I come at this with a little bit different perspective.

I think that we all have a vested interest in this for the health of ourselves, our kids, our planet.

I have been told by more than one organic dairy farmer that their family farm may not be around in 2 years if this rule isn't finalized.

The absence of this final rule... has allowed other interpretations and an unfair playing field for organic dairy farmers

It would have been nice to feel rewarded appropriately by a better salary.

I am embarrassed that I am even sitting here having this discussion, because it is nothing, what the Federal Government is providing.

I thank Representative Horn for allowing me to speak on these issues. Mr. Chairman, my amendment supports small businesses by directing the Secretary of the Navy to adhere to competitive procedures whenever possible. This will not only…

I think what we are witnessing today is an attack on women's reproductive freedom really, in pursuit of what feels like it is a political agenda.

I want to be really clear that is not a chuckle worthy question or answer. This is a very real question that threatens women's lives.

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 Washington will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 194 will not be…

I would simply request that my opposition, my colleague, double check his facts. This is well-documented. This is effective. It is cost saving, and the costs have already been paid by the energy sector. This is something that they do not…

In closing, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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

What is the cost? If you don't close those loopholes, then people can get a hold of a gun who could do our children harm or do themselves harm.

Let's quit talking about constantly exploiting loopholes--Mr. McGovern hates loopholes for the tax side.