Alan Simpson: “It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), a valued member of our subcommittee…”

Today, I rise in support of the fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill and particularly the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. As ranking member of the subcommittee, I say to my colleagues: It is a…

I have no more speakers on this, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment, but I rise mainly to explain what the special hiring authority is. The so-called title 42 special hiring authority was provided to the Department of…

This bipartisan en bloc was developed in coordination with our colleagues across the aisle. It contains noncontroversial amendments addressing important issues in this bill that have been agreed to by both sides. For example, the…