Nick Rahall: “I am happy to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters), who has higher jurisdiction over the flood…”

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I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Rahall moves that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on…

May I have a time check, please, Mr. Speaker? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from West Virginia has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 25 minutes remaining.

At this time, it is my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to the gentlelady from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), a very powerful lady on the Committee on Appropriations, the ranking member on Energy and Water Development.