U.S. State Attorneys General

I am pleased to offer the following Joint Statement of Legislative Intent on the Conference Report to accompany S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act, on behalf of myself and Mr. John Kline, Chairman of the Education and the Workforce…

I recognize Chairman Kline especially for the work he has done over a long period of time, 7 years or so, bringing this House, this Congress, to where we are today. It truly is leadership at its best. Mr. Speaker, let's face it. No Child…

I think this panel has made a really strong case for looking at DOPMA and the fact that it really doesn't make sense to use a one-size-fits-all

So, the changes to DOPMA should be made at the congressional level?

I think it's time to take a look at that.

I certainly hope that this committee will follow through.

I think that the example that you cited, women serving in the military, will transform the military.

For the individual veteran to navigate his or her way through the system is really a challenge.

I would hate for us to appropriate $421 million for you to develop a system and then it cannot ever be implemented.

I thought I was hearing wrong when the Senator talked about Liberal.

I think we just want all of this to actually happen.

I actually have a bill called the Investor Choice Act, H.R. 1098, that would prohibit predispute mandatory arbitration clauses in investment contracts.

It is far from clear to me, and I think it would be far from clear to most people in the United States, why that is in the interests of the republic.

How is allowing a defendant to essentially forum shop in the public interest?

Anyone following the Presidential election knows that many people think that the rules are rigged in favor of powerful companies.

Our acquisition process is highly complicated, and yet we are stuck in a bygone era.

I think that if we define 'constraints' as, really, speed, thrift, simplicity, I think that's what we're getting at.

I think it's a great approach.

According to your testimony, your Bureau is now reviewing over 5,000 pages of technical feedback on the draft rule.

Did you also take into consideration--I realize this is difficult to predict because you do not want to make any predictions based on the actual occurrence of disasters--but when there is a disaster and there are deaths, then the company…

Thank you, Madam Chairman.

If the environmental and safety regulatory standards laid out in the WCR are implemented, operators will have to factor in the cost of the compliance with the rule in addition to their operating costs.

The safety of our fellow Americans, and America itself, is and must be our number one priority, our number one responsibility here in this Chamber. The people of America have a right to expect--indeed, demand--exactly that. Our national…

I would say that we should move forward with this bill.