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I know Senator Gabbard, for instance, and Rep. Yamane are very keenly aware of the water conservation side of the equation.

And in that we probably could use more help from the Federal agencies.

The partnership with the Federal Government becomes even more important.

This continual fire borrowing is very detrimental.

I would like to start by thanking the Committee Chair, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Ranking Member, Senator Maria Cantwell, for recognizing the importance of this issue for Hawaii and scheduling this field hearing.

Is it going to be easy? No. It's not going to be easy.

Yes, I do think it's achievable.

It would help if everything were, sort of, put in one place

The whole idea is to break through the silos?

We do have substantial empirical evidence about the benefits of reporting on-time utility and telecom payments.

What if there was a way with no government money and the backing of Democrats and Republicans to give tens of millions of Americans an increase in their credit scores...

If any one of us were unindicted co-conspirators, you know what that would mean? That we are innocent.

If I were to say the words radical Islamist terrorists, it wouldn't stop--it wouldn't make ISIS vanish.

Sarbanes-Oxley didn't come about because everything was going great. And if we relax those requirements, I am concerned that, you know, some of the trouble that we saw back then could return.

I thank the gentleman from Florida for his leadership. I rise today in support of H.R. 5963, the Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016. Mr. Speaker, there are approximately 2 million children involved in our…

We are either going to live in a country where we all are equal under the law, and the law is followed, or we are going to live in a country that is dictated by bureaucrats, which one is it going to be?

However, that is exactly what this proposed rule would do, and the consequences will be significant.

This proposal changes the long-standing policy that federal funds supplement--rather than supplant--state and local resources.

The best chance we have to accomplish that critical goal is to ensure that the Every Student Succeeds Act is implemented according to the letter and intent of the law as we wrote it.

The administration was not implementing the law in a way that respects its letter and intent.

It is important to have a strong and stable presence in the Asia-Pacific region in light of the actions of China in the South China Sea and the unpredictable threats posed by North Korea.

As you know, a combined force of Active, Guard, and Reserve components is imperative to the defense of our country.

I share your concerns because there are a number of moving parts with regard to the move out of Futenma and Henoko, and there are now delays there.

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 862 Resolved, That the following named Member be and is hereby elected to…