latham as the chair and mr. olver as ranking member, what's remarkable is this wasn't a, this is my way or the highway, deal. there were numbers improved in the conference report, for example the highway level. because no one is willing to make the adult decision about what to do with the income stream at the highway trust fund, it was proposed to be a paltry $27 billion. however, through negotiations between the house and senate, it's restored to the authorized level in the extension at $39 billion. the community development block grant program as well is recognized in this conference report as being a valuable source of seed money for local communities to add other money and do good works. something that is popular and unpopular in certain segments of both sides of the aisle, amtrak is receiving the money necessary to do their mission. they've done a good job and i urge its passage. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. rogers: i yield two minutes t

mr. olver: thank you, mr. speaker. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the motion to instruct conferees. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman continues to reserve. the gentleman from washington. mr. dicks: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, ranking member of the commerce, justice, and state subcommittee, mr. fattah. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for two minutes. mr. fattah: thank you. i thank the gentleman from washington state who is the ranking member on the appropriations committee. i thank our chairman, chairman rogers. i'm very pleased that we are having a motion to instruct in that we are moving appropriation bills. but i rise in support of mr. talk's motion to instruct -- dicks' motion to instruct, particularly in support of additional disaster relief and also the cops program