[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    NO HARMFUL OMNIBUS POLICY RIDERS

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I came to talk about no harmful omnibus 
policy riders, and I hope to get to that point, but my thoughts and 
prayers go out to the people of San Bernardino, the victims, and the 
families who have been affected by this violence. Again, I hope that 
this violence wakes up the Congress to begin a really serious 
discussion about violence in America, by Americans, against Americans.
  In 8 days, we are going to find ourselves staring at a deadline to 
keep the Federal Government open. As negotiations are finalized, we 
need a clean spending bill, not one that is peppered with toxic policy 
riders.
  We do not need more attacks on environmental protections, Planned 
Parenthood, the Affordable Care Act, and financial regulations. These 
are unacceptable policy changes in an appropriations bill, and they are 
being threatened to be included.
  Mr. Speaker, in order for all of us to support this bill, I hope you 
have the courage to bring a clean bill to the floor.

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