Alan Simpson

I thank the gentleman for raising these concerns about how the Forest Service is managing its roads and trails in Michigan. I will tell you that the same concerns exist around the country, in Idaho as well as other States, too. Chairman…

I appreciate the remarks that the gentleman just made. It would have been helpful, if he was so concerned about the drought--which I am sure you are. I don't mean to imply that you are not. But it would have been helpful if you would have…

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 223, the gentleman from Missouri and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes…

Woman, I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Yoder) having assumed the chair, Mrs. Black, Acting Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the…

I appreciate the gentlewoman from Tennessee's consistency. We have seen a lot of these amendments. The problem is with the debate. You would think that we were not doing anything to reduce this deficit, that we were not cutting spending…

I claim time in opposition, although I am not opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I claim the time in opposition, though I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I understand the lady's passion for this, but some of the rhetoric, quite frankly, isn't accurate. When she calls it a failed policy, it is only a failed policy politically because this administration came into office on a promise of not…

The amendment you are speaking to on the pit production is an end of the bill amendment, and we are not yet at the end of the bill.

I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 223, the gentleman from Texas and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the…

I claim time reluctantly. I happen to be one who thinks the ARPA-E does some good work. My biggest problem is that, as I said last night on either the first or second amendment that was offered to this bill, they took money out of…

I claim time in opposition. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the gentleman's amendment and him offering the amendment, and I appreciate his point of view and why he is offering it, but this amendment would eliminate $150 million in the bill for the Department of Energy to reorganize its…

Again, I understand what he is trying to do, and I sympathize with what you are trying to do. You are correct in that the funds remain unallocated in the flood control account. That is because, for some reason, the administration is…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes.

I, too, rise in opposition to this amendment. This bill that we are currently considering meets the budget resolution that was just adopted. We have been cutting discretionary spending for the last 4 years, $173 billion, as I understand…

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and therefore violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule states in pertinent part: ``An amendment to…

It is my pleasure to yield to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann), the vice chairman of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee.

Yes, I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes.

I understand what the gentleman would like to do and how it would be helpful to his constituents. I would be happy to continue the discussion of this issue to see if there is anything that this subcommittee can do. I will not oppose this…

I object. I am going to be opposed. The CHAIR. Does the gentleman continue to reserve his point of order?

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I also have to oppose this amendment. While I appreciate the gentleman's position on the ATVM program, the elimination would hurt Federal oversight of the program of more than $8 billion in…

I thank the gentleman for his interest in this subject. I can assure you that the subcommittee is very concerned also, and we look forward to working with you and your committees as we try to right-size the NRC and all of the budgets that…

Our arguments and the debate that we just had with the gentleman from Nebraska about the MOX facility and the challenges that we face in the MOX facility is the same as the debate we just had, and while we asked for the Department to look…