Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 8, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,300,000)''. Page 34, line…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5906, the ARPA-E Act of 2018. This legislation requires the Department to refocus ARPA-E towards developing transformative science and…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5906) to amend the America COMPETES Act to establish Department of Energy policy for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 5906, the bill now under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

Mr. Chairman, my amendment would increase funding for the Department of Defense health programs by $1 million to improve coordination between DOD and the VA on research and findings related to toxic exposure to burn pits. As you know, burn…

I hope we can count on you when there are members of this committee and there are politicians in this town who love to talk in a deceitful way, frankly, by playing with numbers, about fraud and the Earned Income Tax Credit, always…

If we focus on passing laws that enhance investor confidence instead of undermining it, we end up helping those businesses too.

Take Wells Fargo, despite being continually mired in spin, controversy, and scandal, they boosted their CEO's pay by 36 percent last year to $17 million.

Senator Jack Reed's bill would promote more disclosure on cybersecurity.

We should be pushing for more shareholder engagement and oversight, for more transparency, not less.

I am particularly concerned about a proposed bill, the Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act, which would create structural obstacles for shareholders to hold corporate management accountable.

Senator Van Hollen's proposal would require companies to close loopholes to prevent insider trading.

The short-term focus is painfully obvious when you consider that last year's tax bill sparked a record level of stock buybacks, $480 billion since it passed.

All too often, it seems corporate boards and executives focus more on preserving their job and maximizing and enhancing their compensation than on investing in their companies and their workers, and their communities.

it costs more than it raises, and there is obviously evidence for that. I fought against this program at every turn. It is unfair.

Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation to allow the District of Columbia to receive funding and other benefits under the Coastal Zone Management Act. I am pleased to offer this companion legislation to a bill, H.R. 2540…

I believe small businesses are the backbone of this country.

I appreciate that answer on private debt collection.