Robert Aderholt

Mr. ADERHOLT

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I withdraw the point of order and accept the gentleman's amendment.

Mr. ADERHOLT. I object.

Mr. ADERHOLT. I have no objection and accept the gentleman's amendment.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Chairman Rogers, I too look forward to continuing to work with you on this issue involving the TSA. I completely agree that the explosive detection canines are a cost-effective, proven critical part of the TSA security. As we continue to work together on both appropriations and your efforts on reauthorizing and transforming TSA, I look forward to exploring all of the potential options to utilize detection canines to patrol our transportation systems. Thank you for your work in making our transportation systems more secure.

Mr. ADERHOLT. I yield to the gentleman from Alabama for the purpose of a colloquy.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word.

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Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 2017, and that I may include tabular material on the same.

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Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I insist upon my point of order.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment.

Mr. ADERHOLT. The amendment proposes to amend portions of the bill not yet read. The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because the amendment proposes to increase the level of outlays in the bill. I ask for a ruling from the Chair.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I insist upon my point of order.

Mr. ADERHOLT. The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because the amendment proposes to increase the level of outlays in the bill. I ask for a ruling from the Chair.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, this will breach our outlays, and I oppose the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. ADERHOLT. I rise in opposition to the amendment.

Mr. ADERHOLT. The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because the amendment proposes to increase the level of outlays in the bill. I ask for a ruling from the Chair.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I insist on my point of order.

Mr. ADERHOLT. The amendment proposes to increase the level of outlays in the bill. I insist on my point of order.

Mr. ADERHOLT. The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because the amendment proposes to increase the level of outlays in the bill. I ask for a ruling from the Chair.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I insist on my point of order.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, the amendment proposes to amend portions of the bill not yet read. The amendment may not be considered en bloc under clause 2(f) of rule XXI because of outlays in the bill. I ask for a ruling from the Chair.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I insist upon my point of order.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order on the gentlelady's amendment.

Mr. ADERHOLT. Again, this proposal would further create cuts to the Department's management functions below what is responsible for the Nation's security. The committee has already cut the Department's headquarters and management at historic levels. As I had mentioned earlier, they include the zoning act, the zeroing out of the funding for the Department's new headquarters. It zeroes out funding for the data center migration. It slashes other activities we cannot afford at this time. The Department must still have robust funding to manage the many organizations under its authority. The Department was created from nearly two dozen agencies and still faces challenges in achieving the unified homeland security enterprise. More importantly, the gentleman's amendment proposes that the Department pay for cell towers to provide phone services to the general public. I'm very sympathetic to the needs of rural communities. I'm from a rural community, and certainly I'm sympathetic to remote ranchers as well. But this is not a cause that the Homeland Security can bear at this time, especially under the constraints that we have. Therefore, I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.