Alan Simpson

Again, I would urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment. As I said, performing additional work earlier in the schedule will allow the NNSA to reduce technical risk and limit any cost growth while we are finding out about what the…

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

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 thank the gentleman, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the…

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

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

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 thank the gentlemen from Colorado, both of them, for offering this amendment and bringing this issue before the committee. We have no objection with the amendment and would be happy to accept it.

It is my understanding the gentleman is going to withdraw the amendment after speaking on it.

But I will tell you it is easy to draft amendments and take money out of the department of the administration--who is not going to be in support of that--and put it to other things. I can tell you this committee has worked hard to address…

I appreciate my friend's leadership on the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act and can confirm that this bill funds the establishment of at least one new center. I look forward to working with you on these issues in the…

It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed) for the purpose of a colloquy.

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Gibbs).

I would like to thank the gentleman from Washington for his strong advocacy for these important cleanup activities. I agree they are probably the most important in this country. I look forward to working with him to ensure that activities…

It is my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse), a new Member of Congress who has been very active and who has been newly appointed to the Rules Committee for the purpose of a colloquy.

I thank you for bringing this important issue to the subcommittee's attention. I look forward to working with Ranking Member Kaptur and all of you to support the Nation's light source user facilities as we move forward into conference.

It is my pleasure to yield 90 seconds to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart), a good friend of mine and a member of the Appropriations Committee. He is the chairman of the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and…

I thank the gentleman from California for inviting me to speak on this important matter. I agree that the Energy and Water Appropriations bill should strive to make our Federal agencies work more efficiently with each other and work…

It is my pleasure to yield 90 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Farr), a good friend of mine, for the purpose of colloquy.

It is my pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Jenkins).

I thank the gentleman. Again, Tom, we are going to miss you. We have become good friends. Don't become a stranger. You still have another week or two to serve before we sine die, and there are some important votes to cast. Now that you…

I thank the gentleman from Iowa for his statement. Now I would like to yield to another gentleman from Iowa (Mr. King).

I support this amendment. On this particular issue, applying the referenced WRRDA provision to this fiscal year 2015 bill means that, roughly, $30 million must be provided for the harbor maintenance of the Great Lakes navigation system…

I want to say, even though I am going to raise a point of order against this amendment, I support the idea of what he is trying to do. I am concerned about some of the unintended consequences this amendment might have. But I agree with its…

I don't usually do that, but since he challenged me directly, let me see if I have got this straight. We have a law that says if you are going to import natural gas, it has to be on an American-flagged ship. And now we want to put in a law…